The relevance to international mergers of the ethical perspectives of participants

Corporate Governance

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 39-50

  Wood, Greg ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acquisitions and mergers; Australia; Business ethics; Corporate culture; International business

Indexed keywords

EID: 28344449449     PISSN: 14720701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14720700510630040     Document Type: Article

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