Corporate values, codes of ethics, and firm performance: A look at the Canadian context

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 527-537

  Donker, Han ^a   Poff, Deborah ^b   Zahir, Saif ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Codes of ethics; Corporate values; Ethical values; Firm performance

Indexed keywords

EID: 54149104841     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-007-9579-x     Document Type: Article

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