Ethical climate and Accountability in Nonprofit Organizations: A comparative study between Japan and the UK

Public Management Review

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 43-63

  Laratta, Rosario ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Downward accountability; Ethical climate; Japan; Social services nonprofits; Uk; Upward accountability

Indexed keywords

EID: 79851479863     PISSN: 14719037     EISSN: 14719045     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14719037.2010.501620     Document Type: Article

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