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Ahoy There! Toward Greater Congruence and Synergy Between International Business and Business Ethics Theory and Research

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 January 2015

Jonathan Doh ,
Bryan W. Husted ,
Dirk Matten  and
Michael Santoro
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Abstract:

The literatures of business ethics and international business have generally had little influence on each other. Nevertheless, the decline in the power of nation states, the emergence of non-governmental organizations, the proliferation of self-regulatory bodies, and the changing responsibilities, roles, and structure of multinational corporations make constructive engagement between these two disciplines imperative. This changing institutional landscape creates many areas of common concern. In this article, we describe the changing institutional context of global business and suggest ways in which both business ethics and international business may inform each other more fruitfully.

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Business Ethics Quarterly: Twentieth Anniversary Forum, Part I: New Directions for Business Ethics Research
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Business Ethics Quarterly , Volume 20 , Issue 3 , July 2010 , pp. 481 - 502
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Copyright © Society for Business Ethics 2010

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