Cheating during the college years: How do business school students compare?

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 197-206

  Klein, Helen A ^a   Levenburg, Nancy M ^a   McKendall, Marie ^a   Mothersell, William ^a  

^a GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic dishonesty; Cheating; Cheating attitudes; Cheating behaviors; Cheating in business schools; Cheating in professional schools; Ethics

Indexed keywords

EID: 33947377172     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-006-9165-7     Document Type: Article

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