Business Ethics: The Law of Rules

Despite the recent rash of corporate scandals and the resulting rush to address the problem by adding more laws and regulations, seemingly little attention has been paid to how the nature (not the substance) of rules may or may not affect ethical decision-making. Drawing on work in law, ethics, mana...

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Main Author: Michael, Michael L. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Univ. Press 2006
In: Business ethics quarterly
Year: 2006, Volume: 16, Issue: 4, Pages: 475-504
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