Developing a framework for ethically questionable behavior in consumption

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 41, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 99-119

  Fukukawa, Kyoko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Consumer behavior; Consumer fraud; Ethical decision making; Perceived unfairness; Theoretical development; Theory of planned behavior

Indexed keywords

EID: 0141560379     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021354323586     Document Type: Article

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