In the Moment: The Effect of Mindfulness on Ethical Decision Making
Journal of Business EthicsPublished 1 September 2010
Nicole E. Ruedy, Maurice E. Schweitzer
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awareness, carbonless anagram method, cheating, consequentialism, ethical decision making, formalism, meditation, mindfulness, self-importance of moral identity, unethical behavior,
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