Coercion, guidance and mercifulness: The different influences of ethics programs on decision-making

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 33-42

  Nijhof, Andre ^a   Fisscher, Olaf ^a   Looise, Jan Kees ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Code of conduct; Ethical decision making; Ethics program; Indoctrination of employees; Resistance

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034259681     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006413308607     Document Type: Article

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