Business Ethics and the Development of Intellectual Capital

@article{Su2014BusinessEA,
  title={Business Ethics and the Development of Intellectual Capital},
  author={Hwanyann Su},
  journal={Journal of Business Ethics},
  year={2014},
  volume={119},
  pages={87-98}
}
  • Hwanyann Su
  • Published 2014
  • Economics
  • Journal of Business Ethics
This paper documents that business ethics has positive impacts upon the development of intellectual capital. Knowledge has become the most important asset of modern businesses, and this study argues that business ethics is associated with the development of intangible knowledge resources—intellectual capital. Businesses with ethical values at the core reinforce ethical conducts and successfully build trust with their various stakeholders, leading to the formation of an ethical and trustworthy… Expand
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