The perceived importance of an ethical issue as an influence on the ethical decision-making of ad managers

Journal of Business Research

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 17-28

  Robin, Donald P ^a   Reidenbach, R Eric ^b   Forrest, P J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0029693092     PISSN: 01482963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0148-2963(94)00080-8     Document Type: Article

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