A comparison of models describing the impact of moral decision making on investment decisions

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 171-187

  Hofmann, Eva ^a   Hoelzl, Erik ^a   Kirchler, Erich ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Behavioral economics; Decision theory; Ethics

Indexed keywords

EID: 49549113180     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-007-9570-6     Document Type: Article

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