Gender differences in ethical perceptions of salespeople: An empirical examination in Turkey

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 247-260

  Ergeneli, Azize ^a   Ankan, Semra ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Ethical perception; Gender; Marketing; Sales manager; Salespeople

Indexed keywords

EID: 0141560315     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020550916408     Document Type: Article

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