The Global Compact: An analysis of the motivations of adoption in the Spanish context

Business Ethics

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-15

  Arevalo, Jorge A ^a   Aravind, Deepa ^b   Ayuso, Silvia ^c   Roca, Mercè ^c  

^a WILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA   (Spain)

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EID: 84878293072     PISSN: 09628770     EISSN: 14678608     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/beer.12005     Document Type: Article

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