Mediation ethics: A grounded approach

Negotiation Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 155-172

  Honoroff, Brad ^a,b   Opotow, Susan ^b  

^a Mediation Group   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternative dispute resolution; Mediation; Mediation ethics; Mediation practice

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247116362     PISSN: 07484526     EISSN: 15719979     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1571-9979.2007.00134.x     Document Type: Article

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