Workplace crime and the informal economy in Ukraine: Employee and employer perspectives

International Journal of Social Economics

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 666-678

  Rodgers, Peter ^a   Williams, Colin C ^b   Round, John ^c  

^a ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Corruption; Crimes; Employee attitudes; Employers; Ukraine; Workplace

Indexed keywords

EID: 49649121462     PISSN: 03068293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/03068290810896299     Document Type: Article

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