Managerial ethics and microeconomic theory

There is a very apparent conflict between economists and ethicists over the moral standards that should be applied to the managers of business firms. The view of most economists is that moral standards in business are not relevant, beyond the normal personal obligations to speak the truth and observ...

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Main Author: Hosmer, LaRue Tone (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Check availability: HBZ Gateway
Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Published: 1984
In: Journal of business ethics
Year: 1984, Volume: 3, Issue: 4, Pages: 315-325
Further subjects:B Profit Maximization
B Theoretic Level
B Resource Constraint
B Welfare Benefit
B Moral Standard
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