A Social Cognitive Perspective on the Relationships Between Ethics Education, Moral Attentiveness, and PRESOR

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 114, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 131-153

  Wurthmann, Kurt ^a,b  

^a not available   (United States)

^b FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Business ethics; Corporate social responsibility; Ethics education; Moral attentiveness; Social cognitive theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 84877755031     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-012-1330-6     Document Type: Article

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