Using a Qualitative Approach to Gain Insights into the Business Ethics Experiences of Australian Managers in China

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 167-182

  Brand, Vivienne ^a   Slater, Amy ^b  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australian managers; Bribery; China; Coping strategies; Facilitation; In depth interviews; Qualitative

Indexed keywords

EID: 0347931663     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1024198904265     Document Type: Article

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