Stopping the exploitation of workers: An analysis of the effective application of consumer or socio-political pressure

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 155-162

  Pines, Gina L S ^a   Meyer, David G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HARTFORD   (United States)

^b CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Brand value; Commodity chains; Price pressure; Successful boycotts; Unsuccessful boycotts; Worker exploitation

Indexed keywords

EID: 23944434488     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-005-3410-3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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