Regional differences in business ethics in the People's Republic of China: A multi-dimensional approach to the effects of modernisation

Asia Pacific Journal of Management

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 215-235

  Redfern, Kylie ^a   Crawford, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Business ethics; China; Modernisation; Moral judgements; Regional differences

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953364290     PISSN: 02174561     EISSN: 15729958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10490-008-9097-0     Document Type: Article

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