Personal values' influence on the ethical dimension of decision making

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 335-343

  Fritzsche, David J ^a   Oz, E ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Decision making; Ethical dilemmas; Personal values

Indexed keywords

EID: 34848834751     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-006-9256-5     Document Type: Article

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