Does religion matter? A comparison study of the ethical beliefs of marketing students of religious and secular universities in Japan

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 69-86

  Rawwas, Mohammed Y A ^a,b   Swaidan, Ziad ^b,c   Al Khatib, Jamal ^a,b,d  

^a Department of Marketing ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON VICTORIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ST THOMAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Comparison study; Ethical beliefs; Japan; Religion

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646510531     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-006-0023-4     Document Type: Article

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