Women workers, industrialization, global supply chains and corporate codes of conduct

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 5-17

  Prieto Carrón, Marina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Corporate codes of conduct; Feminist research; Globalization; Labour; Women workers

Indexed keywords

EID: 54349093573     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-007-9650-7     Document Type: Review

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