Firm newness, entrepreneurial orientation, and ethical climate

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 335-347

  Neubaum, Donald ^a   Mitchell, Marie ^a   Schminke, Marshall ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

climate; entrepreneurial orientation; ethics; firm age; firm size; newness

Indexed keywords

EID: 8144227011     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-004-1532-7     Document Type: Article

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