The ethics of management control systems: Developing technical and moral values

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 83-96

  Rosanas, Josep M ^a   Velilla, Manuel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Business ethics; Ethical foundations of organization; Incentives; Management control systems; Values

Indexed keywords

EID: 17144388977     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-004-3826-1     Document Type: Article

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