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Compromising Long-Term Sustainability for Short-Term Profit Maximization: Unethical Business Practice

Foundations of Management
Volume 8 (2016): Issue 1 (January 2016)
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|May 2016

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/fman-2016-0007 | Journal eISSN: 2300-5661 | Journal ISSN: 2080-7279
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Language: English
Page range: 79 - 92
Published on: May 9, 2016
Published by: Warsaw University of Technology
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year
Keywords:
sustainable development,
business ethics,
eco-efficiency,
ISO14001,
environmental performance,
triple bottom line
Related subjects:
Computer sciences,
Business computing,
Business and economics,
Business management,
Management accounting, financial controlling, cost calculation, investment

© 2016 Mishelle Doorasamy, Kiran Baldavaloo, published by Warsaw University of Technology
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