Values and attitudes toward social and environmental accountability: A study of MBA students

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 381-394

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

^a BRADFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT   (United Kingdom)

^b LINGNAN UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Environmental accountability; MBA students; Personal values; Social accountability

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847709951     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-005-3893-y     Document Type: Review

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