Values and the perceived importance of ethics and social responsibility: The U.S. versus China

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 265-284

  Shafer, William E ^a   Fukukawa, Kyoko ^b   Lee, Grace Meina ^a  

^a LINGNAN UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b BRADFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cross cultural ethics; Perceived role of ethics and social responsibility (PRESOR) scale; Personal values

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846515832     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-006-9110-9     Document Type: Article

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