The influence of confucian ethics and collectivism on whistleblowing intentions: A study of South Korean public employees

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 387-403

  Park, Heungsik ^a   Rehg, Michael T ^b   Lee, Donggi ^c  

^a Chung Ang University   (South Korea)

^b Air Force Institute of Technology   (United States)

^c Jeonbuk Development Institute   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Confucian ethics; Cultural attitudes; Individualism collectivism; Korea; Whistleblowing intentions

Indexed keywords

EID: 21644445093     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-004-5366-0     Document Type: Article

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