A new generation of corporate codes of ethics

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 607-622

  Stohl, Cynthia ^a   Stohl, Michael ^a   Popova, Lucy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Codes of ethics; Corporate social responsibility; First generation rights; Globalization; Second generation rights; Third generation rights

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650886666     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-009-0064-6     Document Type: Article

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