Linking culture and ethics: A comparison of accountants' ethical belief systems in the individualism/collectivism and power distance contexts

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 209-220

  Smith, Aileen ^a   Hume, Evelyn C ^b,c  

^a STEPHEN F AUSTIN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LONGWOOD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c National Association of Investors

Author keywords

Culture; Ethics; Individualism collectivism; Power distance contexts

Indexed keywords

EID: 29144446215     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-005-4773-1     Document Type: Article

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