A strategic analysis of product recalls: The role of moral degradation and organizational control

Management and Organization Review

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 183-196

  Luo, Yadong ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

Moral degradation; Organizational control; Product recall

Indexed keywords

EID: 68949135812     PISSN: 17408776     EISSN: 17408784     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-8784.2008.00104.x     Document Type: Article

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