Whistle-blowing for profit: An ethical analysis of the federal false claims act

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 361-376

  Carson, Thomas L ^b   Verdu, Mary Ellen ^a   Wokutch, Richard E ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Costs and benefits; Ethics; Federal false claims act; Qui tam; Whistle blowing

Indexed keywords

EID: 36749043180     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-007-9355-y     Document Type: Article

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