Socializing retail employees in ethical values: The effectiveness of the formal versus informal methods

Journal of Business and Psychology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 261-272

  Mujtaba, Bahaudin G ^a   Sims, Randi L ^a  

^a NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Business ethics; Informal socialization

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750709276     PISSN: 08893268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10869-006-9028-3     Document Type: Article

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