Factors impacting ethical behavior in hospitals

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 207-216

  Deshpande, Satish P ^a   Joseph, Jacob ^b   Prasad, Rashmi ^c  

^a WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA ANCHORAGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethical behavior; Ethical optimism; Hospitals; Nurses; Overclaiming

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750924997     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-006-9086-5     Document Type: Article

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