Weak Business Culture as an Antecedent of Economic Crisis: The Case of Iceland

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 98, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 259-272

  Vaiman, Vlad ^a   Sigurjonsson, Throstur Olaf ^a   Davídsson, Páll Ásgeir ^a  

^a REYKJAVIK UNIVERSITY   (Iceland)

Author keywords

business culture; business ethics; corruption; Iceland

Indexed keywords

EID: 78651242071     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-010-0546-6     Document Type: Article

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