An ethical decision-making model for operational psychology

Ethics and Behavior

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 61-82

  Stephenson, James A ^a   Staal, Mark A ^a,b  

^a USAF   (United States)

^b 1 SOSS/OSM ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Decision model; Ethics; Military psychology

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548548248     PISSN: 10508422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10508420701310091     Document Type: Article

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