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Cheating in Management Science (with Comments by M. K. Starr and M. J. Mahoney)

Armstrong, J. Scott (1983) Cheating in Management Science (with Comments by M. K. Starr and M. J. Mahoney). [Journal (Paginated)]

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Honesty is vital to scientific work and, clearly, most scientists are honest. However, recent publicity about cases involving cheating, including cases of falsification of data and plagiarism, raises some questions: Is cheating a problem? Does it affect management science? Should anything be done?

Item Type:Journal (Paginated)
Subjects:Psychology > Behavioral Analysis
ID Code:5180
Deposited By: Armstrong, J. Scott
Deposited On:25 Sep 2006
Last Modified:11 Mar 2011 08:56

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