Ethics Perception: Does Teaching Make a Difference?

Journal of Education for Business

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 66-75

  Nguyen, Nhung T ^a   Basuray, M Tom ^a   Smith, William P ^a   Kopka, Donald ^a   McCulloh, Donald N ^a  

^a TOWSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

business ethics; program assessment; teaching

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952669964     PISSN: 08832323     EISSN: 19403356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/JOEB.84.2.66-75     Document Type: Article

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