Paradigms in corporate ethics: The legality and values of corporate ethics

Social Responsibility Journal

Volumn 4, Issue , 2008, Pages 158-171

  Tran, Ben ^a  

^a ALLIANT INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Best practice; Business ethics; Corporate governance

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992969916     PISSN: 17471117     EISSN: 1758857x     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17471110810856929     Document Type: Article

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