Degrees of integrity: the threat of corruption in higher education

Studies in Higher Education

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 247-268

  Chapman, David W ^a   Lindner, Samira ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b Transparency International Bangladesh   (Germany)

Author keywords

academic misconduct; organizational behaviour; organizational culture; plagiarism; professional work

Indexed keywords

EID: 84949100308     PISSN: 03075079     EISSN: 1470174X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03075079.2014.927854     Document Type: Article

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