The Collapse of a European Bank in the Financial Crisis: An Analysis from Stakeholder and Ethical Perspectives

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 102, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 169-191

  Fassin, Yves ^a,b   Gosselin, Derrick ^a,c,d  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b VLERICK BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

acquisition; bank; business ethics; CEO; collapse; CSR; financial crisis; shareholder activism; stakeholder

Indexed keywords

EID: 79961209611     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-011-0812-2     Document Type: Article

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