Consumer ethics in the European Union: A comparison of northern and southern views

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 117-130

  Polonsky, Michael Jay ^a   Brito, Pedro Quelhas ^b   Pinto, Jorge ^c   Higgs Kleyn, Nicola ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^d UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Consumer ethics; Cross cultural; EU; Globalization regionalization

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035343557     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1010780526643     Document Type: Article

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