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New Directions in Legal Scholarship: Implications for Business Ethics Research, Theory, and Practice

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 January 2015

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Legal scholars and business ethicists are interested in many of the same core issues regarding human and firm behavior. The vast amount of legal research being generated by nearly 10,000 law school and business law scholars will inevitably influence business ethics research. This paper describes some of the recent trends in legal scholarship and explores its implications for three significant aspects of business ethics research—methodology, theory, and policy.

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Business Ethics Quarterly: Twentieth Anniversary Forum, Part I: New Directions for Business Ethics Research
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Copyright © Society for Business Ethics 2010

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