Moral reasoning capacity of management students and practitioners: An empirical study in Australia

Journal of Managerial Psychology

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 614-634

  Wimalasiri, Jayantha S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC   (Fiji)

Author keywords

Australia; Ethics; National cultures

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986135381     PISSN: 02683946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/EUM0000000006303     Document Type: Article

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