Measuring ethical sensitivity and evaluation

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 663-678

  Shawver, Tara J ^a   Sennetti, John T ^b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE   (United States)

^b NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Accounting ethics; Defining issues test (dit); Ethics training; Multi dimensional ethics scale (mes)

Indexed keywords

EID: 79953108499     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-008-9973-z     Document Type: Article

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