Academic dishonesty in a global educational market: A comparison of Hong Kong and American university business students

International Journal of Educational Management

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 425-435

  Chapman, Kenneth J ^a   Lupton, Robert A ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Information Technology and Administrative Management Central Washington University   (United States)

Author keywords

Comparative tests; Cross cultural studies; Dishonesty; Hong Kong; Schools; United States of America

Indexed keywords

EID: 44749089122     PISSN: 0951354X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09513540410563130     Document Type: Review

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