Preserving employee dignity during the termination interview: An empirical examination

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 86, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 519-534

  Wood, Matthew S ^a   Karau, Steven J ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Employee dignity; Employee respect; Ethical termination practices; Ethics in management; Termination interviews

Indexed keywords

EID: 67349270257     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-008-9862-5     Document Type: Article

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