Who's in the ethics driver's seat? Factors influencing ethics in the MBA curriculum

Academy of Management Learning and Education

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 278-293

  Evans, Joel M ^a   Trevino, Linda K ^b   Weaver, Gary R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

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EID: 33846829443     PISSN: 1537260X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/AMLE.2006.22697017     Document Type: Review

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