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Aßländer, M.S., Gössling, T. & Seele, P. Editorial: Business Ethics in a European Perspective: A Case for Unity in Diversity?. J Bus Ethics 139, 633–637 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-016-3283-7
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