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Institutional Pressures and Ethical Reckoning by Business Corporations

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  • Asheq Rahman

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  • Frances Chua & Asheq Rahman, 2011. "Institutional Pressures and Ethical Reckoning by Business Corporations," Journal of Business Ethics, Springer, vol. 98(2), pages 307-329, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:jbuset:v:98:y:2011:i:2:p:307-329
    DOI: 10.1007/s10551-010-0551-9
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