Vicarious dishonesty: When psychological closeness creates distance from one’s moral compass
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0749-5978
DOI: 10.1016/j.obhdp.2012.03.011