Do public-sector and private-sector personnel have different ethical dispositions? A study of two sites

Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 93-115

  Wheeler, Gloria F ^a   Brady, F Neil ^a  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0009259011     PISSN: 10531858     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.jpart.a024375     Document Type: Article

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