Positive deviance on the ethical continuum: Green mountain coffee as a case study in conscientious capitalism

Business and Society Review

Volumn 113, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 555-576

  Grace Neville, Mary ^a  

^a SOUTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 57649135153     PISSN: 00453609     EISSN: 14678594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8594.2008.00332.x     Document Type: Article

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