Isolating cultural and national influence on value and ethics: A test of competing hypotheses

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 88, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2009, Pages 197-210

  Tan, Justin ^a,b   Chow, Irene Hau Siu ^c  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Chinese culture; Comparative study; Confucian value; Ethics

Indexed keywords

EID: 67249095124     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-008-9822-0     Document Type: Article

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