Understanding Sustainability Innovations Through Positive Ethical Networks

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 119, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 543-559

  Dossa, Zahir ^a   Kaeufer, Katrin ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Corporate sustainability; Positive ethical network; Positive organizational ethics; Sustainability innovation; Sustainable banking

Indexed keywords

EID: 84895903383     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-013-1834-8     Document Type: Article

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