Beyond moral reasoning: A review of moral identity research and its implications for business ethics

Business Ethics Quarterly

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 513-540

  Shao, Ruodan ^a   Aquino, Karl ^a   Freeman, Dan ^a  

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EID: 57449090695     PISSN: 1052150X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5840/beq200818436     Document Type: Article

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