Ethical Climate and Purchasing Social Responsibility: A Benevolence Focus

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 116, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 567-585

  Blome, Constantin ^a,b   Paulraj, Antony ^c  

^a LOUVAIN SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT   (Belgium)

^b EBS BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Ethical behaviour; Ethical climate; Purchasing social responsibility; Structural equation model; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

EID: 84884593250     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-012-1481-5     Document Type: Article

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