The reconciliation project: Separation and integration in business ethics research

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 19-36

  Alzola, Miguel ^a  

^a FORDHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

business ethics research; integration thesis; separation thesis

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952072436     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-011-0746-8     Document Type: Article

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