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Human Development and the Pursuit of the Common Good: Social Psychology or Aristotelian Virtue Ethics? / Martin, Felix.
In: Journal of Business Ethics, Vol. 100, No. Suppl. 1, 03.2011, p. 89-98.

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Martin, F 2011, 'Human Development and the Pursuit of the Common Good: Social Psychology or Aristotelian Virtue Ethics?', Journal of Business Ethics, vol. 100, no. Suppl. 1, pp. 89-98. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-011-1189-y

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Martin, F. (2011). Human Development and the Pursuit of the Common Good: Social Psychology or Aristotelian Virtue Ethics? Journal of Business Ethics, 100(Suppl. 1), 89-98. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-011-1189-y

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Martin F. Human Development and the Pursuit of the Common Good: Social Psychology or Aristotelian Virtue Ethics? Journal of Business Ethics. 2011 Mar;100(Suppl. 1):89-98. doi: 10.1007/s10551-011-1189-y

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Martin, Felix. / Human Development and the Pursuit of the Common Good : Social Psychology or Aristotelian Virtue Ethics?. In: Journal of Business Ethics. 2011 ; Vol. 100, No. Suppl. 1. pp. 89-98.

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