Testing the value-pragmatics hypothesis in unethical compliance

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 463-476

  Watson, George W ^a   Berkley, Robyn ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY EDWARDSVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

Conformity; Ethical decision making; Person situation interaction model; Value pragmatics

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349300544     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-008-9953-3     Document Type: Article

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