The influence of personality and demographic variables on ethical decisions related to insider trading

Journal of Psychology: Interdisciplinary and Applied

Volumn 127, Issue 4, 1993, Pages 375-389

  Terpstra, David E ^a   Rozell, Elizabeth J ^a   Robinson, Robert K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

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EID: 0001466918     PISSN: 00223980     EISSN: 19401019     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00223980.1993.9915573     Document Type: Article

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