Re-examining the influence of individual values on ethical decision making

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 16, Issue 12-13, 1997, Pages 1319-1329

  Glover, Saundra H ^a   Bumpus, Minnette A ^a   Logan, John E ^a   Ciesla, James R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Decision making; Ethics; Moral intensity; Self consciousness; Self moitoring; Values

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000888710     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1005758402861     Document Type: Article

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