Adam Smith's Vision of the Ethical Manager

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 90, Issue SUPPL. 4, 2009, Pages 447-460

  Bragues, George ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adam Smith; business ethics; corporate social responsibility; network ethics; self interest; social networks; virtue

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957262895     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-010-0600-4     Document Type: Article

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