Inspiration and Cynicism in Values Statements

The adoption of codes of ethics or values statements is intended to guide everyday decisions, as well as to influence the perceptions of external stakeholders. Questions have emerged in the literature about whether the effort to substantively direct decision-making in an organization is marginalized...

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Main Author: Urbany, Joel E. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer Science + Business Media B. V 2005
In: Journal of business ethics
Year: 2005, Volume: 62, Issue: 2, Pages: 169-182
Further subjects:B Decision-making
B Value statements
B ethics codes
B values integration
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