Individual Moral Development: An Empirical Exploration of Public- and Private-Sector Differences

Public Integrity

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 181-194

  Wittmer, Dennis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

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EID: 84937326023     PISSN: 10999922     EISSN: 15580989     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15580989.2000.11770832     Document Type: Article

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