Critical Incidents in Ways of Experiencing Ethical Engineering Practice
By: Justin L. Hess, Dayoung Kim and Nicholas D. Fila
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.21061/see.80 | Journal eISSN: 2690-5450
Language: English
Page range: 1 - 30
Submitted on: Jul 26, 2021
Accepted on: Oct 19, 2022
Published on: Mar 9, 2023
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