Softlifting: Exploring determinants of attitude

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 481-499

  Goles, Tim ^a   Jayatilaka, Bandula ^b,c   George, Beena ^c,d   Parsons, Linda ^d,f   Chambers, Valrie ^e   Taylor, David ^f   Brune, Rebecca ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^b BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ST THOMAS   (United States)

^d GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY CORPUS CHRISTI   (United States)

^f SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g University of Texas ^*

Author keywords

Attitude; Ethics; Piracy; Softlifting

Indexed keywords

EID: 37749043185     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-007-9361-0     Document Type: Article

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