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Professor A. C. Michalos is Professor Emeritus from the University of Northern British Columbia.

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Michalos, A.C. The Business Case for Asserting the Business Case for Business Ethics. J Bus Ethics 114, 599–606 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-013-1706-2

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