Improving consistency for DIT results using cluster analysis

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 499-514

  Herington, Carmel ^a   Weaven, Scott ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Age; Cluster analysis; Defining Issues Test; Ethical decision making; Ethics training; Gender; Moral reasoning ability

Indexed keywords

EID: 44649161762     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-007-9451-z     Document Type: Article

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