Different hats, different obligations: Plural occupational identities and situated moral judgments

Academy of Management Journal

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1316-1333

  Leavitt, Keith ^a   Reynolds, Scott J ^b   Barnes, Christopher M ^c   Schilpzand, Pauline ^a   Hannah, Sean T ^d  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c PAMPLIN COLLEGE OF BUSINESS   (United States)

^d WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84879768593     PISSN: 00014273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/amj.2010.1023     Document Type: Article

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