Human rights in global business ethics codes

Business and Society Review

Volumn 113, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 347-374

  Carasco, Emily F ^a   Singh, Jang B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

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EID: 51449123201     PISSN: 00453609     EISSN: 14678594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8594.2008.00324.x     Document Type: Article

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