In the Moment: The Effect of Mindfulness on Ethical Decision Making

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 95, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2010, Pages 73-87

  Ruedy, Nicole E ^a   Schweitzer, Maurice E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

awareness; carbonless anagram method; cheating; consequentialism; ethical decision making; formalism; meditation; mindfulness; self importance of moral identity; unethical behavior

Indexed keywords

EID: 79957847260     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-011-0796-y     Document Type: Article

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