Exxon at Grand Bois, Louisiana: A three-level analysis of management decision making and corporate conduct

Business Ethics Quarterly

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 385-408

  Hamilton III, J Brooke ^a   Berken, Eric J ^a  

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EID: 23244466044     PISSN: 1052150X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s1052150x00010666     Document Type: Review

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