Positive job response and ethical job performance

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 195-206

  Valentine, Sean ^a   Varca, Philip ^b   Godkin, Lynn ^c   Barnett, Tim ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^c LAMAR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Business ethics; Ethical decision making; Ethical judgments; Ethical reasoning; Intention to stay; Job satisfaction

Indexed keywords

EID: 74149086790     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-009-0077-1     Document Type: Article

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