Testing a model of behavioral intentions in the republic of macedonia: Differences between the private and the public sectors

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 495-517

  Sardžoska, Elisaveta Gjorgji ^a   Tang, Thomas Li Ping ^b  

^a SS CYRIL AND METHODIUS UNIVERSITY   (Macedonia)

^b MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Corporate ethical values; Corruption perception index (CPI); Job stress; Life satisfaction; Love of money; Measurement invariance; Private vs. public; Propensity to engage in unethical behavior; Republic of Macedonia

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349286688     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-008-9955-1     Document Type: Article

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