Ethics, enlightened self-interest, and the corporate responsibility to respect human rights: A critical look at the justificatory foundations of the UN Framework

Business Ethics Quarterly

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 9-36

  Cragg, Wesley ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Business; Ethics; Globalization; Human rights; UN Framework

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866513753     PISSN: 1052150X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5840/beq20122213     Document Type: Article

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