A Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing: The Use of Ethics-Related Terms in 10-K Reports
We examine the occurrence of ethics- related terms in 10-K annual reports over 1994–2006 and offer empirical observations on the conceptual framework of Erhard et al. (Integrity: A Positive Model that Incorporates the Normative Phenomena of Morality, Ethics, and Legality (Harvard Business School, Ha...
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2009
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Journal of business ethics
Year: 2009, Volume: 89, Issue: 1, Pages: 39-49 |
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Sarbanes-Oxley
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