International ethical dilemmas confronting Australian managers: Implications for the training and development of employees working overseas

Journal of European Industrial Training

Volumn 28, Issue , 2004, Pages 183-198

  Pedigo, Kerry ^a   Marshall, Verena ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Bribery; Critical incident technique; Ethics; Internationalization

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986093724     PISSN: 03090590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/03090590410527609     Document Type: Article

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