Designing and introducing ethical dilemmas into computer-based business simulations

Journal of Management Education

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 195-219

  Schumann, Paul L ^a   Scott, Timothy W ^a   Anderson, Philip H ^b  

^a MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ST THOMAS   (United States)

Author keywords

business; dilemma; ethics; pedagogy; simulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84990321424     PISSN: 10525629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1052562905280844     Document Type: Article

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