Ethical attitudes in small businesses and large corporations: Theory and empirical findings from a tracking study spanning three decades

Journal of Small Business Management

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 167-183

  Longenecker, Justin G ^a   Moore, Carlos W ^a   Petty, J William ^a,b   Palich, Leslie E ^a   McKinney, Joseph A ^a  

^a BAYLOR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Baylor University ^*

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EID: 33644893079     PISSN: 00472778     EISSN: 1540627X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2006.00162.x     Document Type: Review

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