Influence of Personal Values and Value Congruence on Unethical Practices and Work Behavior

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 97, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 443-460

  Suar, Damodar ^a   Khuntia, Rooplekha ^b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b AMRITA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

organizational values; personal values; unethical practices; value congruence; work behavior

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649823327     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-010-0517-y     Document Type: Article

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