Biases in Ethical Decision Making among University Faculty

Accountability in Research

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 218-240

  Medeiros, Kelsey E ^a   Mecca, Jensen T ^a   Gibson, Carter ^a   Giorgini, Vincent D ^a   Mumford, Michael D ^a   Devenport, Lynn ^a   Connelly, Shane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

biases; ethical decision making; ethics education; faculty

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; ETHICS; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; RESEARCH ETHICS; STATISTICAL BIAS; UNIVERSITY;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); DECISION MAKING; ETHICS, RESEARCH; FACULTY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 84892453740     PISSN: 08989621     EISSN: 15455815     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08989621.2014.847670     Document Type: Article

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