Ethics vs. IT ethics: Do undergraduate students perceive a difference?

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 657-671

  Molnar, Kathleen K ^a   Kletke, Marilyn G ^b   Chongwatpol, Jongsawas ^b  

^a ST NORBERT COLLEGE   (United States)

^b OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Business ethics; Cheating; Ethical decision making; Information technology; Intellectual property violations; Internet cheating; Internet ethics; IT ethics; Plagiarism; Student ethical perceptions

Indexed keywords

EID: 55349100555     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-007-9646-3     Document Type: Article

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