The importance of ethical training for the improvement of ethical decision-making: Evidence from Germany and the United States

Journal of Teaching in International Business

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 5-35

  Rottig, Daniel ^a   Heischmidt, Kenneth A ^b  

^a FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Codes of conduct; Cross cultural management; Ethical decision making; Ethical training; Ethics across cultures

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548495565     PISSN: 08975930     EISSN: 15286991     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J066v18n04_02     Document Type: Article

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