Ethical issues in electronic commerce

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 75-85

  Stead, Bette Ann ^a,b   Gilbert, Jackie ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^c MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Conflict of interest; Cookie file; Cyber squatter; Dinosaur behavior; Disintermediation; Extranet; Fraud; Mass customization; Privacy; Spamming

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035846460     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1012266020988     Document Type: Review

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