The smoking penalty: Distributive justice or smokism?

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 84, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2009, Pages 47-64

  Lecker, Martin J ^a  

^a Phyllis Yezzo is the CNO Linda DiDomenico is the director of infection control and Holly Hesse is a nurse currently completing her BSN degree   (United States)

Author keywords

Corporate policies; Discrimination; Smoking bans; Smoking policies; Workplace

Indexed keywords

EID: 59449110333     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-008-9691-6     Document Type: Article

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