Factors affecting ethical attitudes in Mainland China and Hong Kong

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 463-479

  Lam, Kit Chun ^a,c   Shi, Guicheng ^b  

^a HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b MACAU UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Macao)

^c SHANGHAI ACADEMY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

China; Ethical attitudes; Gender; Hong Kong; Moral judgment; Religion

Indexed keywords

EID: 37749054363     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-007-9360-1     Document Type: Article

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