The effects of an ethics training program on attitude, knowledge, and transfer of training of office professionals: A treatment- and control-group design

Human Resource Development Quarterly

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 35-53

  Frisque, Deloise A ^a   Kolb, Judith A ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 51649115077     PISSN: 10448004     EISSN: 15321096     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hrdq.1224     Document Type: Article

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