Business ethics and the spirit of global capitalism: Moral leadership in the context of global hegemony1

Journal of Global Ethics

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 27-41

  Manokha, Ivan ^a  

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EID: 70449114817     PISSN: 17449626     EISSN: 17449634     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17449620600677247     Document Type: Article

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