Peers versus national culture: An analysis of antecedents to ethical decision-making

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 239-252

  Westerman, James W ^a   Beekun, Rafik I ^b,c   Stedham, Yvonne ^b   Yamamura, Jeanne ^b  

^a APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^c Center for Corporate Governance and Business Ethics

Author keywords

Antecedents; Decision making; Ethics; Individualism collectivism; National culture; Peers; Power distance; Social identity theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548846910     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-006-9250-y     Document Type: Article

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