When responsibility can't do it

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 33-50

  Gowri, A ^a  

^a MacroEthics   (Canada)

Author keywords

arithmetical ethics; corporate responsibility; double effect; ethics of artefacts; externality; harm; hypermobility; insurance; moral subtraction; risk rating

Indexed keywords

EID: 5044239384     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:BUSI.0000043497.23400.00     Document Type: Review

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