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‘No Strings Attached’: Welcoming the Existential Gift in Business

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  • Sandrine Frémeaux & Grant Michelson, 2011. "‘No Strings Attached’: Welcoming the Existential Gift in Business," Journal of Business Ethics, Springer, vol. 99(1), pages 63-75, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:jbuset:v:99:y:2011:i:1:p:63-75
    DOI: 10.1007/s10551-011-0749-5
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