Professional ethical standards, corporate social responsibility, and the perceived role of ethics and social responsibility

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 657-666

  Valentine, Sean ^a   Fleischman, Gary ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

Corporate social responsibility; Ethical attitudes; Professional ethics

Indexed keywords

EID: 54149107852     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-007-9584-0     Document Type: Article

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