Moral firmness

Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization

Volumn 93, Issue , 2013, Pages 400-407

  Shalvi, Shaul ^a   Leiser, David ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Behavioral ethics; Decision making; Dishonesty; Ethics; Firmness; Flexibility; Judgment; Morality; Religion; Self control; Temptation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84884418149     PISSN: 01672681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jebo.2013.03.014     Document Type: Article

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