Obedience and Evil: From Milgram and Kampuchea to Normal Organizations

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 97, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 291-309

  e Cunha, Miguel Pina ^a   Rego, Arménio ^b   Clegg, Stewart R ^c  

^a NOVA SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^c Key Research Centre for Management and Organization Studies   (Australia)

Author keywords

children soldiers; Khmer Rouge; obedience; organized violence; Pol Pot

Indexed keywords

EID: 78349311262     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-010-0510-5     Document Type: Article

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