Group processes and performance and their effects on individuals' ethical frameworks

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 367-381

  Schminke, Marshall ^a   Wells, Deborah ^a  

^a CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Business ethics; Cohesivness; Ethics; Formalism; Groups; Leadership; Performance; Satisfaction; Utilitarianism

Indexed keywords

EID: 0007083048     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005785628264     Document Type: Article

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