Ethical Mindsets: An Australian Study

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 96, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 613-629

  Issa, Theodora ^a   Pick, David ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

aesthetic judgment; mindsets; mixed methods; spirituality

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957658943     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-010-0487-0     Document Type: Article

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