Predictor of Business Students’ Attitudes Toward Sustainable Business Practices

Journal of Business Ethics - Tập 95 Số 4 - Trang 603-615 - 2010
Eddy S. Ng1, Ronald J. Burke2
1California State Polytechnic University – Pomona, Pomona, U.S.A.
2Schulich School of Business, York University, Toronto, Canada

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