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  1. University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-464, Porto, Portugal

    Catarina Delgado Ph.D.

  2. Faculty of Economics, University of Porto: OBEGEF (Observatory in Economics and Management of Fraud), Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-464, Porto, Portugal

    Branco Manuel Castelo Ph.D.

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  1. Catarina Delgado Ph.D.
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  1. London Metropolitan Business School, London Metropolitan University, Moorgate, London, UK

    Samuel O. Idowu

  2. Loyala University New Orleans, New Orleans, LA, USA

    Nicholas Capaldi

  3. International Labor Organization, International Training Center, Viale Maestri del Lavoro, Turin, Italy

    Liangrong Zu

  4. Indian Institute of Plantation Management, Bangalore, India

    Ananda Das Gupta

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Delgado, C., Castelo, B.M. (2013). Kaizen. In: Idowu, S.O., Capaldi, N., Zu, L., Gupta, A.D. (eds) Encyclopedia of Corporate Social Responsibility. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-28036-8_205

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