Moral Schemas and Corruption in Ugandan Public Procurement

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 112, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 417-436

  Ntayi, Joseph Mpeera ^a   Ngoboka, Pascal ^b   Kakooza, Cornelia Sabiiti ^c  

^a MAKERERE UNIVERSITY BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Uganda)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN RIVER FALLS   (United States)

^c Public Procurement and Disposal of Assets Authority (PPDA)   (Uganda)

Author keywords

Corruption; Ethics; Moral schemas; Religious values; Social values; Uganda

Indexed keywords

EID: 84872786685     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-012-1269-7     Document Type: Article

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