Gender and cultural differences in consumer ethics in a consumer-retailer interaction context

Journal of International Consumer Marketing

Volumn 18, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 45-71

  Rao, C P ^a   Al Wugayan, Adel A ^a  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Consumer ethics; Cross cultural; Customer retailer interaction; Gender differences

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746592087     PISSN: 08961530     EISSN: 15287068     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J046v18n01_03     Document Type: Review

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