The Effects of Unstructured Group Discussion on Ethical Judgment

Journal of Education for Business

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 98-102

  Richards, Clinton H ^a   Alder, G Stoney ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

discussion and ethics; ethical judgment; ethics education

Indexed keywords

EID: 84978667627     PISSN: 08832323     EISSN: 19403356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08832323.2013.768951     Document Type: Article

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