Self-Enhancing in Perceptions of Behaving Unethically

Journal of Education for Business

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 21-27

  Manley, Gregory G ^a   Russell, Craig J ^a   Buckley, M Ronald ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

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EID: 17144410472     PISSN: 08832323     EISSN: 19403356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08832320109599666     Document Type: Article

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