Socratic questions and aristotelian answers: A virtue-based approach to business ethics

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 313-328

  Hartman, Edwin M ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aristotle; Case studies; Character; Corporate culture; Principles; Reflective equilibrium; Socrates; Values; Virtue

Indexed keywords

EID: 38749089026     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-006-9337-5     Document Type: Article

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