Ethics training and businesspersons' perceptions of organizational ethics

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 391-400

  Valentine, Sean ^a   Fleischman, Gary ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

Employee attitudes; Ethics training; Organizational ethics

Indexed keywords

EID: 8144228664     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-004-5591-6     Document Type: Review

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