A study of ethical decision making by physicians and nurses in hospitals

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 387-397

  Deshpande, Satish P ^a  

^a WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Emotional intelligence; Ethical optimism; Ethicalbehavior; Hospitals; Nurses; Overclaiming; Physicians

Indexed keywords

EID: 81555226810     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-009-0049-5     Document Type: Article

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