Culture and Whistleblowing: An Empirical Study of Croatian and United States Managers Utilizing Hofstede's Cultural Dimensions

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 43, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 49-64

  Tavakoli, A A ^a   Keenan, John P ^b   Crnjak Karanovic, B ^c  

^a FAYETTEVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MEDAILLE COLLEGE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SPLIT   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Culture; Ethics; Hofstede; Managers; Whistleblowing

Indexed keywords

EID: 0347301551     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022959131133     Document Type: Conference Paper

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