Ethical reasoning and the use of insider information in stock trading

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 165-173

  Abdolmohammadi, Mohammad ^a   Sultan, Jahangir ^a  

^a BENTLEY COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethical reasoning; Insider information; Stock trading

Indexed keywords

EID: 0012595483     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1015083023298     Document Type: Article

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