The relationship between general ethical judgments and copying behavior at work

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 61-70

  Suter, Tracy A ^a   Kopp, Steven W ^b   Hardesty, David M ^c  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

copyright; ethical judgments; intellectual property; Internet; public policy

Indexed keywords

EID: 10044287453     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-004-1779-z     Document Type: Article

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