Mattel, lead paint, and magnets: Ethics and supply chain management

Ethics and Behavior

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 33-46

  Gilbert, Joseph ^a   Wisner, Joel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Business ethics; Global supply chain; Mattel toy recalls

Indexed keywords

EID: 75649096712     PISSN: 10508422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10508420903482491     Document Type: Article

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