Economics, ethics and business ethics: A critique of interrelationships

International Journal of Business Governance and Ethics

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 33-41

  Kulshreshtha, Praveen ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROORKEE   (India)

Author keywords

Business ethics; Economic incentives; Ethics of interdependence; Ethics of prudence or self development

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846947608     PISSN: 14779048     EISSN: 1741802X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJBGE.2007.011932     Document Type: Article

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