Business ethics in Japan and Taiwan: Relativist and utilitarian perspectives

Asia Pacific Business Review

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 535-551

  Stedham, Yvonne ^a   Yamamura, Jeanne H ^a   Lai, Steven Chih Chien ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cultural dimensions; Ethical judgment; Japan; Relativist perspective; Taiwan; Utilitarian perspective

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CORPORATE STRATEGY; DECISION MAKING; ETHICS; PERCEPTION; THEORETICAL STUDY;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; JAPAN; TAIWAN;

EID: 51249113589     PISSN: 13602381     EISSN: 1743792X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13602380801987554     Document Type: Article

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