Let's talk rights: Messages for the just corporation-transforming the economy through the language of rights

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 78, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 247-263

  Wettstein, Florian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST THOMAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Corporate social responsibility; Justice; Language of rights; Multinational corporation; Obligations of justice; Self interest

Indexed keywords

EID: 38349132783     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-007-9377-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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