Some cross-cultural evidence on ethical reasoning

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 143-150

  Tsui, Judy ^a   Windsor, Carolyn ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Auditors; Ethical reasoning; Hofstede's culture theory; Kohlberg's cognitive moral development theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035343372     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1010727320265     Document Type: Article

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