Perceptions of dishonesty among two-year college students: Academic versus business situations

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 63-73

  Smyth, M Lynnette ^a,c   Davis, James R ^a,b  

^a GORDON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Div of Business and Social Science   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic vs. business perceptions; Business majors; Cheating; College students; Community college; Ethical perceptions

Indexed keywords

EID: 3142718996     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:BUSI.0000032347.79241.3c     Document Type: Review

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