An inquiry into the study of corporate codes of ethics

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 253-271

  Helin, Sven ^a   Sandström, Johan ^a  

^a ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Code; Empirical studies; Ethics; Literature review

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548849131     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-006-9251-x     Document Type: Article

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