Understanding the role of moral principles in business ethics: A Kantian perspective

Business Ethics Quarterly

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 205-231

  Smith, Jeffery ^a   Dubbink, Wim ^a  

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EID: 79955743567     PISSN: 1052150X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5840/beq201121214     Document Type: Review

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