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  1. Department of Management, McCoy College of Business Administration, Texas State University, 601 University Drive, San Marcos, Texas, 786664616, USA

    John K. Ross

  2. McCoy College of Business Administration, Texas State University, 601 University Drive, San Marcos, Texas, 78666-4616, USA

    Sherry K. Ross

  3. McCoy College of Business Administration, Texas State University, 601 University Drive, San Marcos, Texas, 78666-4616, USA

    Bruce A. McClung

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Ross, J.K., Ross, S.K. & McClung, B.A. Ethical Decision Making and Organizational Behavior: A Case of Life and Death. HEC Forum 18, 193–206 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10730-006-9007-0

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