An exploratory investigation of the ethical behavior of engineering undergraduates

Journal of Engineering Education

Volumn 101, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 346-374

  Harding, Trevor S ^a   Carpenter, Donald D ^b   Finelli, Cynthia J ^c  

^a CALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Lawrence Technological Univ   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Decision making; Environment; Ethics

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; DECISION MAKING; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; STUDENTS;

ENGINEERING UNDERGRADUATES; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL INFLUENCES; ETHICAL DECISION MAKING; ETHICS; PERCEIVED BEHAVIORAL CONTROL; PREDICTIVE RELATIONSHIPS; THEORY OF PLANNED BEHAVIOR;

PHILOSOPHICAL ASPECTS;

EID: 84859978008     PISSN: 10694730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.2168-9830.2012.tb00053.x     Document Type: Article

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