Critical Events in the Ethics of U.S. Corporation History

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 102, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 193-219

  Beets, S Douglas ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

corporation; ethics; history; personhood; regulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 79961209880     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-011-0805-1     Document Type: Article

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