The effect of culture and religiosity on business ethics: A cross-cultural comparison

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 82, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 907-917

  Rashid, Md Zabid ^a   Ibrahim, Saidatul ^b  

^a Faculty of Business Administration   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Chinese; Culture; Ethical scenarios; Indians; Malays; Religiosity

Indexed keywords

EID: 54049088629     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-007-9601-3     Document Type: Review

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