Let the Story Go: The Role of Emotion in the Decision-Making Process of the Reluctant, Vulnerable Witness or Whistle-Blower

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 114, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 501-512

  Hollings, James ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Appraisals; Cognitive; Emotion; Journalists; Source; Whistle blower; Witness

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878584461     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-012-1361-z     Document Type: Article

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