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Moral courage in the workplace: moving to and from the desire and decision to act
dc.contributor.authorSekerka, Leslie E.en_US
dc.contributor.authorBagozzi, Richard P.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2010-06-01T18:56:37Z
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dc.date.issued2007-04en_US
dc.identifier.citationSekerka, Leslie E.; Bagozzi, Richard P. (2007). "Moral courage in the workplace: moving to and from the desire and decision to act." Business Ethics: A European Review 16(2): 132-149. <http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/72135>en_US
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dc.publisherBlackwell Publishing Ltden_US
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dc.titleMoral courage in the workplace: moving to and from the desire and decision to acten_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevelEconomicsen_US
dc.subject.hlbtoplevelBusinessen_US
dc.description.peerreviewedPeer Revieweden_US
dc.contributor.affiliationumProfessor of Marketing, Stephen M. Ross School of Business & Professor of Social and Administrative Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, MI, USA.en_US
dc.contributor.affiliationotherRespectively: Assistant Professor, Organizational Behavior and Ethics, Graduate School of Business & Public Policy, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA, USA ; anden_US
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dc.identifier.doi10.1111/j.1467-8608.2007.00484.xen_US
dc.identifier.sourceBusiness Ethics: A European Reviewen_US
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