Codes of ethics, orientation programs, and the perceived importance of employee incorruptibility

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 45-53

  Valentine, Sean ^a   Johnson, Anthony ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^b Enterprise Rent a Car ^*  (United States)

^c Enterprise Rent a Car   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethics codes; Orientation; Virtue ethics

Indexed keywords

EID: 26444436271     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-005-7057-x     Document Type: Review

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