Ethics on the Web: Applying moral decision-making to the New Media

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 36, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 93-103

  Sama, Linda M ^a   Shoaf, Victoria ^b  

^a PACE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ST JOHN'S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

E business ethics; E commerce ethics; Ethics in decision making; Internet ethical code; Internet privacy statements

Indexed keywords

EID: 0141782306     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1014296128397     Document Type: Conference Paper

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