The effects of consumers' ethical beliefs on copying behaviour

Journal of Consumer Policy

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 190-202

  Suter, Tracy A ^a   Kopp, Steven W ^b   Hardesty, David M ^c  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Consumer behaviour; Copyright; Intellectual property; Internet; Public policy

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750378747     PISSN: 01687034     EISSN: 15730700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10603-006-9002-5     Document Type: Article

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