Assessing arms makers' corporate social responsibility (Journal of Business Ethics DOI: 10.1007/s10551-006-9228-9);Assessing arms makers' corporate social responsibility

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 201-217

  Byrne, Edmund F ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arms industry; Corporate social responsibility; Human rights; Liability

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547862826     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-007-9643-6     Document Type: Erratum

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