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8 - Corrupt collaboration

A behavioral ethics approach

from Part II - Justifying dishonesty

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 June 2016

By
Shaul Shalvi ,
Ori Weisel ,
Sys Kochavi-Gamliel  and
Margarita Leib
Edited by
Jan-Willem van Prooijen  and
Paul A. M. van Lange
Jan-Willem van Prooijen
Affiliation:
VU University Amsterdam
Paul A. M. van Lange
Affiliation:
VU University Amsterdam
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Cheating, Corruption, and Concealment
The Roots of Dishonesty
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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2016

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