Extant social contracts in global business regulation: Outline of a research agenda

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 88, Issue SUPPL. 4, 2009, Pages 729-740

  van Oosterhout, J ^a   Heugens, Pursey P M A R ^a  

^a ERASMUS UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

International business regulation; Private ordering; Social contracts

Indexed keywords

EID: 76049104007     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-009-0329-0     Document Type: Article

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