Commercialism and Universities: An Ethical Analysis

Journal of Academic Ethics

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-19

  Mintz, Steven ^a   Savage, Arline ^a,b   Carter, Richard ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b QUEENS UNIVERSITY OF CHARLOTTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic freedom, commercialism; Conflict of interests; Objective decision making

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954506078     PISSN: 15701727     EISSN: 15728544     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10805-010-9109-9     Document Type: Article

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