Globalization, ethics, and opportunism: A Confucian view of business relationships

Business Ethics Quarterly

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 663-678

  Romar, Edward J ^a,b,c  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b IBM   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

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EID: 8644254965     PISSN: 1052150X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5840/beq200414439     Document Type: Conference Paper

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