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The following article explores the use of creative writing techniques to teach research ethics, breathe life into case study preparation, and train students to think of their settings as complex organizational environments with multiple actors and stakeholders.
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Atkinson, T.N. Using Creative Writing Techniques to Enhance the Case Study Method in Research Integrity and Ethics Courses. J Acad Ethics 6, 33–50 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10805-007-9053-5
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