Workplace integrity: Differences in perceptions of behaviors and situational factors

Journal of Business and Psychology

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 67-83

  Ryan, Ann Marie ^a,f   Schmit, Mark J ^b   Daum, Diane L ^c   Brutus, Stephane ^d   McCormick, Sheila A ^e   Brodke, Michelle Haff ^e  

^a BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c Personnel Research Associates   (United States)

^d Global Research and Evaluation   (United States)

^e Ernst and Young ^*

^f MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0031519370     PISSN: 08893268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1025014217174     Document Type: Article

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