When ethics matters - Interpreting the ethical discourse of small nature-based entrepreneurs

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 55-68

  Lahdesmaki, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Business ethics; Deontology; Nature based entrepreneurship; Small businesses; Utilitarian ethics; Virtue ethics

Indexed keywords

EID: 26444547561     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-005-5333-4     Document Type: Article

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