Doing business after the fall: The virtue of moral hypocrisy

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 321-335

  Batson, C Daniel ^a   Collins, Elizabeth ^a   Powell, Adam A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Commitment problem; Moral hypocrisy; Moral integrity; Reputation; Trust

Indexed keywords

EID: 33747885602     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-006-0011-8     Document Type: Article

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