Consideration of the Role of Guanxi in the Ethical Judgments of Chinese Managers

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 207-221

  Ho, Cynthia ^a   Redfern, Kylie A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

business ethics; chinese values; guanxi; moral judgment

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956885707     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-010-0459-4     Document Type: Article

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