Ethics Instruction and the Perceived Acceptability of Cheating

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 23-37

  Bloodgood, James M ^a   Turnley, William H ^a   Mudrack, Peter E ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

academic cheating; business ethics course; GPA; machiavellianism; passive cheating

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955087870     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-009-0345-0     Document Type: Article

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