Moral issues and gender differences in ethical judgment using Reidenbach and Robin's (1990) multidimensional ethics scale: Implications in teaching of business ethics

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 417-430

  Nguyen, Nhung T ^a   Basuray, M Tom ^a   Smith, William P ^a   Kopka, Donald ^a   McCulloh, Donald ^a  

^a TOWSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethical judgment; Gender differences; Moral issues; Multidimensional ethics scale; Teaching business ethics

Indexed keywords

EID: 37749001346     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-007-9357-9     Document Type: Article

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