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How can I become a responsible subject? towards a practice-based ethics of responsiveness. / Loacker, Bernadette; Muhr, Sarah Louise.
In: Journal of Business Ethics, Vol. 90, No. 2, 12.2009, p. 265-277.

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Loacker, B & Muhr, SL 2009, 'How can I become a responsible subject? towards a practice-based ethics of responsiveness', Journal of Business Ethics, vol. 90, no. 2, pp. 265-277. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-009-0041-0

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Loacker, B., & Muhr, S. L. (2009). How can I become a responsible subject? towards a practice-based ethics of responsiveness. Journal of Business Ethics, 90(2), 265-277. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-009-0041-0

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Loacker B, Muhr SL. How can I become a responsible subject? towards a practice-based ethics of responsiveness. Journal of Business Ethics. 2009 Dec;90(2):265-277. doi: 10.1007/s10551-009-0041-0

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Loacker, Bernadette ; Muhr, Sarah Louise. / How can I become a responsible subject? towards a practice-based ethics of responsiveness. In: Journal of Business Ethics. 2009 ; Vol. 90, No. 2. pp. 265-277.

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