Modeling information ethics: The joint moderating role of locus of control and job insecurity

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 335-346

  Lin, Chieh Peng ^a   Ding, Cherng G ^b  

^a VAN NUNG INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Ethical attitude; Ethical behavioral intentions; Locus of control; Perceived behavioral control; Personal values

Indexed keywords

EID: 3843070789     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:BUSI.0000005745.63324.79     Document Type: Article

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