Corporate governance and codes of ethics

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 187-202

  Rodriguez Dominguez, Luis ^a   Gallego Alvarez, Isabel ^a   Garcia Sanchez, Isabel Maria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Board of Directors; Business ethics; Codes of ethics; Corporate governance; Corporate social responsibility

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649821887     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-009-0035-y     Document Type: Article

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