Employee reactions to internet monitoring: The moderating role of ethical orientation

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 481-498

  Alder, G Stoney ^a   Schminke, Marshall ^b   Noel, Terry W ^c   Kuenzi, Maribeth ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b Uniäveräsity of Central Florida ^*  (United States)

^c ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Electronic monitoring; Ethical orientation; Ethics; Formalism; Internet; Utilitarianism

Indexed keywords

EID: 44649192929     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-007-9432-2     Document Type: Article

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