Organizational leadership, ethics and the challenges of marketing fair and ethical trade

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 86, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2009, Pages 97-108

  Low, Will ^a   Davenport, Eileen ^b  

^a ROYAL ROADS UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b TripleBottomMinds   (Canada)

Author keywords

Affinity marketing; Aquaria; Conservation; Ethical leadership; Ethical purchasing; Fair trade movement; Marketing ethics; No sweat movement; Sweat shops; Virtue ethics; Zoos

Indexed keywords

EID: 65049085903     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-008-9763-7     Document Type: Article

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