Toward a model of cross-cultural business ethics: The impact of individualism and collectivism on the ethical decision-making process

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 293-305

  Husted, Bryan W ^a,c,d   Allen, David B ^b,e  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b IE BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Spain)

^c Monterrey and Alumni Association ^*  (Canada)

^d SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND SCIENCES   (Mexico)

^e YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Collectivism; Cross cultural ethics; Ethical decision making; Individualism; Moral reasoning

Indexed keywords

EID: 53649094719     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-008-9888-8     Document Type: Article

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