The ethical challenges of global business-to-business negotiations: An empirical investigation of developing countries' marketing managers

Journal of Marketing Theory and Practice

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 46-60

  Al Khatib, Jamal ^a   Rawwas, Mohammed Y A ^b   Swaidan, Ziad ^c   Rexeisen, Richard J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST THOMAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON VICTORIA   (United States)

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EID: 33749504759     PISSN: 10696679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10696679.2005.11658558     Document Type: Review

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