A sensemaking approach to ethics training for scientists: Preliminary evidence of training effectiveness

Ethics and Behavior

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 315-339

  Mumford, Michael D ^a   Connelly, Shane ^a   Brown, Ryan P ^a   Murphy, Stephen T ^a   Hill, Jason H ^a   Antes, Alison L ^a   Waples, Ethan P ^a   Devenport, Lynn D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethics; Evaluation; Integrity; Sensemaking; Training

Indexed keywords

EID: 40249106517     PISSN: 10508422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10508420802487815     Document Type: Article

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