Consumers' ethical beliefs: The roles of money, religiosity and attitude toward business

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 369-379

  Vitell, Scott John ^a   Singh, Jatinder J ^a   Paolillo, Joseph G P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitude toward business; Consumer ethics; Religiosity; Role of money

Indexed keywords

EID: 34250319606     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-006-9212-4     Document Type: Article

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