Re-viewing organizational corruption

Academy of Management Review

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 670-684

  Ashforth, Blake E ^a   Gioia, Dennis A ^b   Robinson, Sandra L ^c   Treviño, Linda K ^b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

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EID: 47249131193     PISSN: 03637425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/AMR.2008.32465714     Document Type: Review

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