Ethical sensitivity of college students in a developing country: Do demographic factors matter?

Journal of Teaching in International Business

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 83-99

  Ozdogan, F Bahar ^a   Eser, Zeliha ^a  

^a BASKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

College major; Ethical sensitivity; Ethics courses; Gender

Indexed keywords

EID: 67849089106     PISSN: 08975930     EISSN: 15286991     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J066v19n01_05     Document Type: Article

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