Impact of emotional intelligence, ethical climate, and behavior of peers on ethical behavior of nurses

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 403-410

  Deshpande, Satish P ^a   Joseph, Jacob ^b  

^a WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

Emotional intelligence; Ethical behavior; Hospitals; Nurses

Indexed keywords

EID: 62949159565     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-008-9779-z     Document Type: Article

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