Misleading Country Rankings Perpetuate Destructive Business Practices

Countries are ranked on many criteria, the results of which can have far-reaching ethical and practical implications, particularly for emerging nations seeking role models. One highly influential ranking, the World Economic Forum’s Global Competitiveness Report (GCR), has been criticized for contain...

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Authors: Bergsteiner, Harald (Author) ; Avery, Gayle C. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer Science + Business Media B. V 2019
In: Journal of business ethics
Year: 2019, Volume: 159, Issue: 3, Pages: 863-881
Further subjects:B Country competitiveness rankings
B Methodology
B Ideology
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