Representing the perceived ethical work climate among marketing employees

Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 345-358

  Babin, Barry J ^a,d,e   Boles, James S ^b,d   Robin, Donald P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

^b GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e Society for Marketing Advances

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EID: 23044521090     PISSN: 00920703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0092070300283004     Document Type: Article

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