Moral philosophy and managerial perceptions of ethics codes: Evidence from Peru and the United States

Cross Cultural Management

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 351-365

  Robertson, Christopher ^a   Geiger, Scott ^b  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethics; Managers; Moral philosophy; National cultures; Peru; United States of America

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052901089     PISSN: 13527606     EISSN: 17586089     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13527601111152860     Document Type: Article

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