An anthology of codes of ethics

European Business Review

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 344-372

  Mcdonald, Gael M ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Business ethics; Corporate governance; Ethics

Indexed keywords

EID: 68349131340     PISSN: 0955534X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09555340910970445     Document Type: Article

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