Ethical judgement, locus of control, and whistleblowing intention: a case study of mainland Chinese MBA students

Managerial Auditing Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 581-587

  Chiu, Randy K ^a  

^a HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

China; Ethics; National cultures; Organizational behaviour; Whistleblowing

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986100085     PISSN: 02686902     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02686900210447588     Document Type: Article

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