The ethics of peer reporting in Chinese societies: Evidence from Hong Kong and Shanghai

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 335-353

  Chiu, Randy K ^a   Erdener, Carolyn B ^b  

^a HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b AMERICAN UNIVERSITY IN CAIRO   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Ethical judgement; Idealism; Locus of control; Peer reporting; Relativism

Indexed keywords

ETHICS; MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

CHINA;

EID: 0344236399     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0958519021000029153     Document Type: Article

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