The relationship between ethical pressure, relativistic moral beliefs and organizational commitment

Journal of Managerial Psychology

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 557-572

  Peterson, Dane K ^a  

^a MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Beliefs; Employees turnover; Ethical conflict; Organizations

Indexed keywords

EID: 0141815483     PISSN: 02683946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02683940310494386     Document Type: Article

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