Marxism, business ethics, and corporate social responsibility

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 565-576

  Shaw, William H ^a  

^a SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Business ethics (as academic subject); Corporate social responsibility; Fiduciary responsibility; Friedman; Marxism; Milton; Prisoner's dilemma; Profit maximization

Indexed keywords

EID: 58149513294     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-008-9725-0     Document Type: Article

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