Stealing time at work: Attitudes, social pressure, and perceived control as predictors of time theft

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 53-67

  Henle, Christine A ^a   Reeve, Charlie L ^b   Pitts, Virginia E ^a  

^a Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Norms; Perceived behavioral control; Theory of planned behavior; Time theft; Unethical behavior

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953535756     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-009-0249-z     Document Type: Article

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