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ACCOUNTING, CORPORATE GOVERNANCE & BUSINESS ETHICS

Teaching business ethics: Plato was right

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Article: 2147124 | Received 27 Sep 2022, Accepted 09 Nov 2022, Published online: 22 Nov 2022

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