Corporate governance: An ethical perspective

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 343-352

  Arjoon, Surendra ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Trinidad and Tobago)

^b Trinidad and Tobago Economics Association   (Trinidad and Tobago)

Author keywords

Corporate governance; Ethical compliance mechanisms; Ethics; Freedom for excellence; Freedom of indifference; Legal compliance mechanisms

Indexed keywords

EID: 27844557847     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-005-7888-5     Document Type: Article

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