The codes of ethics of s&P/MIB Italian companies: An investigation of their contents and the main factors that influence their adoption

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 84, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2009, Pages 33-45

  Lugli, Ennio ^a   Kocollari, Ulpiana ^a   Nigrisoli, Chiara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Business ethics; Code of ethics; Content analysis; Corporate social responsibility; Italian quoted companies

Indexed keywords

EID: 59449084386     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-008-9692-5     Document Type: Article

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