Impact of managerial dependencies on ethical behavior

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 535-542

  Deshpande, Satish P ^a   Joseph, Jacob ^b   Prasad, Rashmi ^c  

^a WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA ANCHORAGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethical behavior; Ethical optimism; Organizational independence; Political connections; Specialized expertise

Indexed keywords

EID: 55349125351     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-007-9637-4     Document Type: Article

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