Why is it (un-)ethical? Comparing potential European partners: A Western Christian and an Eastern Islamic Country - On arguments used in explaining ethical judgments

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 101-118

  Srnka, Katharina J ^a   Gegez, A Ercan ^b   Arzova, S Burak ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b MARMARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cross cultural comparison; Empirical study; Mixed methodology; Moral reasoning

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547499143     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-006-9223-1     Document Type: Article

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