Academic dishonesty in graduate business programs: Prevalence, causes, and proposed action

Academy of Management Learning and Education

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 294-305

  McCabe, Donald L ^a   Butterfield, Kenneth D ^b   Treviño, Linda Klebe ^c  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33846794335     PISSN: 1537260X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/AMLE.2006.22697018     Document Type: Review

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