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What Neuroeconomics Informs Us About Making Real-World Ethical Decisions in Organizations

In: Neuroeconomics and the Firm

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  • Donald T. Wargo
  • Norman A. Baglini
  • Katherine A. Nelson

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The ideal firm has been studied over several centuries, yet little is known about what makes one successful and another fail. This pioneering book brings together leading researchers investigating the concept of the firm from a neuroscientific perspective.

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  • Donald T. Wargo & Norman A. Baglini & Katherine A. Nelson, 2010. "What Neuroeconomics Informs Us About Making Real-World Ethical Decisions in Organizations," Chapters, in: Angela A. Stanton & Mellani Day & Isabell M. Welpe (ed.), Neuroeconomics and the Firm, chapter 13, Edward Elgar Publishing.
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