Consumer ethics: The role of acculturation in U.S. immigrant populations

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-16

  Swaidan, Ziad ^a,e   Vitell, Scott J ^b   Rose, Gregory M ^c   Gilbert, Faye W ^d,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON VICTORIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d GEORGIA COLLEGE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^f J Whitney Bunting School of Business   (United States)

Author keywords

Acculturation; Consumer ethics; Immigration; Muncy Vitell consumer ethics scale

Indexed keywords

EID: 33144482199     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-005-4663-6     Document Type: Article

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