Judgements about Computer Ethics: Do Individual, Co-worker, and Company Judgements Differ? Do Company Codes Make a Difference?

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 307-322

  Pierce, Margaret Anne ^a   Henry, John W ^a  

^a GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Company codes; Computer abuse; Computer ethics

Indexed keywords

EID: 0043209977     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006324404561     Document Type: Article

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