"Webs of Engagement": Managerial Responsibility in a Japanese Company

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 101, Issue SUPPL.1, 2011, Pages 45-59

  Todeschini, Maya Morioka ^a  

^a EMLYON BUSINESS SCHOOL   (France)

Author keywords

Business ethics; Cross cultural CSR; Culture and responsibility; Japanese management practices; Japanese responsibility

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857692096     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-011-1177-2     Document Type: Article

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