A responsive approach to organizational misconduct: Rehabilitation, reintegration, and the reduction of reoffense

Business Ethics Quarterly

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 343-370

  Bertels, Stephanie ^a   Cody, Michael ^b   Pek, Simon ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Misconduct; Regulators; Rehabilitation; Reintegration; Responsive regulation; Restorative justice

Indexed keywords

EID: 84944176595     PISSN: 1052150X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5840/beq20147212     Document Type: Article

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