Institutional Impediments to Voluntary Ethics Measurement Systems

In this paper, we argue that calls for widespread implementation of ethics measurement systems would be better informed by institutional economic analysis. Specifically, we assert that proponents of such systems must first recognize and understand the institutions that potentially impede such effort...

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Authors: Stovall, O. Scott (Author) ; Neill, John D. (Author) ; Reid, Brad (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer 2006
In: Journal of business ethics
Year: 2006, Volume: 66, Issue: 2, Pages: 169-175
Further subjects:B Corporate social responsibility
B ethics measurement systems
B Institutional economics
B business judgment rule
B privilege of self-critical analysis
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