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Chapter 3 - The Role of Continental Philosophy in Business Ethics Research

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Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 November 2017

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Mollie Painter-Morland
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Patricia H. Werhane ,
R. Edward Freeman  and
Sergiy Dmytriyev
Patricia H. Werhane
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DePaul University, Chicago
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University of Virginia
Sergiy Dmytriyev
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University of Virginia
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Cambridge Handbook of Research Approaches to Business Ethics and Corporate Responsibility , pp. 36 - 49
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2017

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