Academic and business ethical misconduct and cultural values: A cross national comparison

Journal of Academic Ethics

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 141-157

  Mirshekary, Soheila ^a   Lawrence, Ann D K ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Academic and business dishonesty; Cheating behaviour; Cultural differences; Demographic differences

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952875269     PISSN: 15701727     EISSN: 15728544     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10805-009-9093-0     Document Type: Article

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