Plane Truth: A Qualitative Study of Employee Dishonesty in the Airline Industry

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 321-337

  Scott, Elizabeth D ^a  

^a EASTERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Airlines; Customer service; Dishonesty; Ethics; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

EID: 0346040114     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022579909460     Document Type: Review

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