Empathy, Connectedness and Organisation

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 105, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 131-137

  Pavlovich, Kathryn ^a   Krahnke, Keiko ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Connectedness; Empathy; Interdependence; Organisation; Quantum

Indexed keywords

EID: 82355169789     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-011-0961-3     Document Type: Article

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