The interiors plant shutdown: Using dialectic inquiry in a complex ethical decision

Journal of Management Education

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 207-223

  Lenaghan, Janet ^a   Smith, Charles ^a  

^a HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

decision making; dialectic inquiry; ethics; experiential exercise

Indexed keywords

EID: 84990385985     PISSN: 10525629     EISSN: 15526658     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1052562903252638     Document Type: Article

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