Ethical decision making: A comparison of computer-supported and face-to-face group

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 95-107

  Cappel, James J ^a   Windsor, John C ^b  

^a CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Group ethical decision making; Group support systems; Information systems; Laboratory experiment

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034310926     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006344825235     Document Type: Article

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