Assessing ethical behavior: The impact of outcomes on judgment bias

Journal of Managerial Psychology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 52-72

  Cardy, Robert L ^a   Selvarajan, T T ^b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON VICTORIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethics; Performance appraisal

Indexed keywords

EID: 33644534832     PISSN: 02683946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02683940610643215     Document Type: Article

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