Individual moral development and ethical climate: The influence of person-organization fit on job attitudes

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 323-333

  Ambrose, Maureen L ^a   Arnaud, Anke ^b   Schminke, Marshall ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^b EMBRY RIDDLE AERONAUTICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Cognitive moral development; Ethical climate; P O fit; Value congruence

Indexed keywords

EID: 36749038326     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-007-9352-1     Document Type: Article

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