Ethical values of it professionals in chinese cultural societies

Journal of Information Ethics

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 25-53

  Chang, Christina Ling Hsing ^a  

^a NATIONAL PINGTUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

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EID: 70349544011     PISSN: 10619321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3172/JIE.18.1.25     Document Type: Article

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