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Cooperation in business ethics research is important across disciplines, to help strengthen the base of a field which is still new in Europe. A study on recruitment interviewing in Germany, U.K. and the Netherlands is used to demonstrate the value of interdisciplinary business ethics research, particularly across cultures.
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Spence, L. On Effective Interdisciplinary Alliances in European Business Ethics Research: Discussion and Illustration. Journal of Business Ethics 17, 1029–1044 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1006015231535
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