Implementing an organizational ethics program in an academic environment: The challenges and opportunities for the Duquesne University schools of business

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 23-42

  Weber, James ^a,b  

^a Department of Business and Ethics and Management ^*  (United States)

^b DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic integrity; Business schools; Case study; Code of ethics; Ethics course; Ethics programs; Honor code; Program assessment

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646501000     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-005-3970-2     Document Type: Article

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