The relationship of communication, ethical work climate, and trust to commitment and innovation

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 313-328

  Ruppel, Cynthia P ^a   Harrington, Susan J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

^b GEORGIA COLLEGE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Commitment; Ethical climate; Innovation; Stakeholder theory; Trust

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034196701     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006290432594     Document Type: Article

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