Towards a design science of ethical decision support

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 269-292

  Mathieson, Kieran ^a  

^a OAKLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognition; Decision support systems; Design science; Emotion; Ethics; Group support systems; Philosophy

Indexed keywords

EID: 35548977106     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-006-9281-4     Document Type: Article

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