I'm Number One! Does Narcissism Impair Ethical Judgment Even for the Highly Religious?

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 112, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 167-176

  Cooper, Marjorie J ^a   Pullig, Chris ^a  

^a BAYLOR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cluster analysis; Ethical judgment; Narcissism; Orthodox beliefs; Religiosity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84872335131     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-012-1239-0     Document Type: Article

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