Code of ethics quality: An international comparison of corporate staff support and regulation in Australia, Canada and the United States

Business Ethics

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 15-30

  Callaghan, Michael ^a   Wood, Greg ^a   Payan, Janice M ^b   Singh, Jang ^c   Svensson, Göran ^d  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

^d Oslo School of Management   (Norway)

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EID: 84858204516     PISSN: 09628770     EISSN: 14678608     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8608.2011.01637.x     Document Type: Review

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