Immoral imagination and revenge in organizations

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 38, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 19-31

  Seabright, Mark A ^a   Schminke, Marshall ^b  

^a WESTERN OREGON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Immoral imagination; Immorality; Moral imagination; Retaliation; Revenge; Unethical behavior; Workplace deviance

Indexed keywords

EID: 0141670659     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1015764811710     Document Type: Conference Paper

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