The role of pluralistic ignorance in perceptions of unethical behavior: An investigation of attorneys' and students' perceptions of ethical behavior

Ethics and Behavior

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 17-30

  Halbesleben, Jonathon R B ^a,b   Buckley, M Ronald ^a   Sauer, Nicole D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Attorneys; Ethical behavior; Pluralistic ignorance; Students

Indexed keywords

EID: 6344229972     PISSN: 10508422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15327019eb1401_2     Document Type: Article

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