Gender differences in ethics judgment of marketing professionals in the United States

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 501-515

  Lund, Daulatram B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethics judgment; Gender differences; Mail survey; Marketing mix elements; Multivariate analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 37749029271     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-007-9362-z     Document Type: Article

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