Business Codes of Multinational Firms: What Do They Say?
Business codes are an oft-cited management instrument. But how common are codes among multinationals? And what is their content? In an unprecedented study, the codes of the largest corporations in the world have been collected and thoroughly analyzed. This paper presents the results of that study. O...
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Journal of business ethics
Year: 2004, Volume: 50, Issue: 1, Pages: 13-31 |
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business code
B Mission Statement B Values B Norms B business principles B international business ethics B Multinationals B Code of conduct B Patient compliance B ethics management |
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