A Comparative Study of the Effect of Web-Based Versus In-Class Textbook Ethics Instruction on Accounting Students’ Propensity to Whistle-Blow

Journal of Education for Business

Volumn 87, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 333-342

  McManus, Lisa ^a   Subramaniam, Nava ^b   James, Wendy ^c  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

accounting education; ethics; web based teaching; whistle blowing

Indexed keywords

EID: 84978750739     PISSN: 08832323     EISSN: 19403356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08832323.2011.627890     Document Type: Article

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