Building houses on rocks: The role of the ethical infrastructure in organizations

Social Justice Research

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 285-307

  Tenbrunsel, Ann E ^a   Smith Crowe, Kristin ^b   Umphress, Elizabeth E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

^b TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate; Communication; Ethics; Justice; Respect; Sanctioning

Indexed keywords

EID: 4043164020     PISSN: 08857466     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1025992813613     Document Type: Review

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