Agency theory, reasoning and culture at enron: In search of a solution

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 347-360

  Kuliks, Brian W ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agency theory; Enron; Integrity; Integrity capacity; Organizational culture; Stewardship theory; Unethical behavior

Indexed keywords

EID: 23944501495     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-004-7308-2     Document Type: Article

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