Why code of conduct violations go unreported: A conceptual framework to guide intervention and future research

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 327-341

  Nitsch, Detlev ^a   Baetz, Mark ^a   Hughes, Julia Christensen ^b  

^a WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Code of conduct; Enforcement; Reporting misconduct

Indexed keywords

EID: 17444426708     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-004-8203-6     Document Type: Article

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