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Socratic Questions and Aristotelian Answers: A Virtue-Based Approach to Business Ethics

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Hartman, E.M. (2008). Socratic Questions and Aristotelian Answers: A Virtue-Based Approach to Business Ethics. In: Flynn, G. (eds) Leadership and Business Ethics. Issues in Business Ethics, vol 25. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-8429-4_6

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