Money ethic, moral conduct and work related attitudes: Field study from the public sector in Swaziland

Journal of Management Development

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 754-763

  Gbadamosi, Gbolahan ^a   Joubert, Patricia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOTSWANA   (Botswana)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SWAZILAND   (Swaziland)

Author keywords

Corruption; Ethics; Money; Public sector organizations; Swaziland

Indexed keywords

EID: 24344485151     PISSN: 02621711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02621710510613762     Document Type: Article

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