Differences in attitudes about fraud and corruption across cultures: Theory, examples and recommendations

Cross Cultural Management: An International Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 241-250

  Lloyd Bierstaker, James ^a  

^a VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Business ethics; Cross cultural studies; Fraud

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993035252     PISSN: 13527606     EISSN: 17586089     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13527600910977337     Document Type: Review

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