The ethics of organizations: A longitudinal study of the U.S. working population

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 92, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 601-618

  Kaptein, Muel ^a  

^a ERASMUS UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Ethical culture; Ethical reputation; Ethics management; Ethics program; Stakeholder theory; Unethical behavior; Virtue theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949915031     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-009-0175-0     Document Type: Article

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