Ethical choice in managerial work: The scope for moral choices in an ethically irrational world

Human Relations

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 167-185

  Watson, Tony J ^a  

^a NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Business decision making; Case study research; Manager behaviour; Managerial ethics; Organizational theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037326726     PISSN: 00187267     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0018726703056002890     Document Type: Article

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