Core Values, Culture and Ethical Climate as Constitutional Elements of Ethical Behaviour: Exploring Differences Between Family and Non-Family Enterprises

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 97, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 473-489

  Duh, Mojca ^a   Belak, Jernej ^a   Milfelner, Borut ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARIBOR   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

business ethics; ethical behaviour; ethical climate; ethical core values; family enterprise; organizational culture

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649810035     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-010-0519-9     Document Type: Article

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