Attitudes of Hispanics and non-Hispanics in the US: A comparative study of business ethics

Management Research News

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 92-105

  Peppas, Spero C ^a  

^a MERCER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Culture; Equal opportunities; Ethics; Hispanics; United States of America; Values

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993090870     PISSN: 01409174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01409170610661044     Document Type: Article

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