The relationship between political attitudes and moral judgment: Examining the validity of the defining issues test

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 905-916

  Fisher, Dann G ^a   Sweeney, John T ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0001110692     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005737508336     Document Type: Review

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