Ethical correlates of role conflict and ambiguity in marketing: The mediating role of cognitive moral development

Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 117-126

  Ho, Foo Nin ^a   Vitell, Scott J ^b   Barnes, James H ^b   Desborde, Rene ^c  

^a SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0002250681     PISSN: 00920703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02894347     Document Type: Article

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