Moral emotions and unethical bargaining: The differential effects of empathy and perspective taking in deterring deceitful negotiation

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 94, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 569-579

  Cohen, Taya R ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bargaining; Empathy; Guilt; Negotiation; Perspective taking; Shame; SINS II scale; Unethical behavior

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954862441     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-009-0338-z     Document Type: Article

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