The internal morality of contracting: Advancing the contractualist endeavor in business ethics

Academy of Management Review

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 521-539

  Van Oosterhout, J ^a   Heugens, Pursey P M A R ^a   Kaptein, Muel ^a  

^a ERASMUS UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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EID: 33644925628     PISSN: 03637425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/AMR.2006.21318915     Document Type: Review

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