The methods used to implement an ethical code of conduct and employee attitudes

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 225-244

  Adam, Avshalom M ^a,b,c,d   Rachman Moore, Dalia ^a  

^a MBA School ^*  (Israel)

^b OPEN UNIVERSITY OF ISRAEL   (Israel)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Code of ethics; Commitment; Compliance; Employee attitudes; Federal sentencing guidelines; Formal; Human resources development; Implementation process; Informal and personal controls; Social norms; Training of employees

Indexed keywords

EID: 12144273189     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-004-1774-4     Document Type: Article

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