Framing effects within the ethical decision making process of consumers

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 36, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 119-140

  Bateman, Connie Rae ^a   Fraedrich, John Paul ^b   Iyer, Rajesh ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c VALDOSTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Consumers ethical decision making process; Empirical; Formal equivalency; Framing effects; Janus Headed Model; Moral reasoning

Indexed keywords

EID: 0141739257     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1014229124279     Document Type: Conference Paper

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