An empirical study of moral reasoning among managers in Singapore

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 15, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 1331-1341

  Wimalasiri, Jayantha S ^a   Pavri, Francis ^a   Jalil, Abdul A K ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

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EID: 0030527068     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00411818     Document Type: Article

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