Psychometric properties of the reidenbach-robin multidimensional ethics scale

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 27-39

  McMahon, Joan Marie ^a   Harvey, Robert J ^b  

^a CHRISTOPHER NEWPORT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethical decision making; Ethical judgment; Factor analysis; Multidimensional ethics scale

Indexed keywords

EID: 33947265926     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-006-9153-y     Document Type: Article

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