The role of moral intensity and personal moral philosophies in the ethical decision making of marketers: A cross-cultural comparison of China and the United States

Journal of International Marketing

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 86-112

  Singh, Jatinder J ^a   Vitell, Scott J ^a,b   Al Khatib, Jamal ^c   Clark III, Irvine ^d  

^a Department of Marketing ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ST THOMAS   (United States)

^d JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 34948887154     PISSN: 1069031X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1509/jimk.15.2.86     Document Type: Article

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