Academic ethics: What has morality, culture and administration got to do with its measurement?

Management Decision

Volumn 42, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1145-1161

  Gbadamosi, Gbolahan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOTSWANA   (Botswana)

Author keywords

Africa; Business ethics; Culture; Ethics; Examinations

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992947874     PISSN: 00251747     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00251740410565172     Document Type: Article

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