The effects of escalating commitment on ethical decision-making

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 343-356

  Street, Marc ^a   Street, Vera L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Escalating commitment; Ethical decision making; Gender; Locus of control; Machiavellianism

Indexed keywords

EID: 33644970659     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-005-5836-z     Document Type: Article

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