A comparative study on perceived ethics of tax evasion: Hong kong vs the united states

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 147-158

  McGee, Robert W ^a   Ho, Simon S M ^b   Li, Annie Y S ^b  

^a BARRY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Cultural differecnes; Ethics; Hong Kong; Tax; Tax evasion; The U.S.

Indexed keywords

EID: 36749058880     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-006-9304-1     Document Type: Article

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