The impact of gender and setting on perceptions of others' ethics

Sex Roles

Volumn 48, Issue 7-8, 2003, Pages 361-375

  Schminke, Marshall ^a   Ambrose, Maureen L ^a   Miles, Jeffrey A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Business ethics; Ethical perceptions; Formalism; Gender; Utilitarianism

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037245662     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022994631566     Document Type: Review

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