The ethics of slotting: Is this bribery, facilitation marketing or just plain competition?

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 207-215

  Aalberts, Robert J ^a   Jennings, Marianne M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0033164462     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006081311334     Document Type: Article

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