An investigation of student moral awareness and associated factors in two cohorts of an undergraduate business degree in a British University: Implications for business ethics curriculum design

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 7-19

  Lowry, Diannah ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Integrated ethics curriculum; Moral awareness; Moral development; Work experience; Work placement

Indexed keywords

EID: 3543145429     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:BUSI.0000004383.81450.96     Document Type: Conference Paper

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