Consumer Ethics Research: Review, Synthesis and Suggestions for the Future

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 43, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 33-47

  Vitell, Scott J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

Author keywords

Business ethics; Consumer behavior; Consumer ethics; Literature review; Moral reasoning

Indexed keywords

EID: 0345741362     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022907014295     Document Type: Conference Paper

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