Toward an analytical structure for evaluating the ethical content of decisions by advertising professionals

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 291-300

  Shaver, Dan ^a,b  

^a Department of Journalism   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Advertising; Business ethics; Ethics; Models; Professional ethics; Social contract theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 3543138282     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:BUSI.0000005787.46742.93     Document Type: Article

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