An Aristotelian approach to sustainable business

Corporate Governance: The international journal of business in society

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 4-14

  Grant, Patricia ^a  

^a AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Corporate governance; Social responsibility; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

EID: 79953097046     PISSN: 14720701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14720701111108808     Document Type: Article

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