The impact of social darwinism perception, status anxiety, perceived trust of people, and cultural orientation on consumer ethical beliefs

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 487-502

  Chiou, Jyh Shen ^a   Pan, Lee Yun ^b  

^a NATIONAL CHENGCHI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b FENG CHIA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Consumer ethical beliefs; Cultural orientation; Perceived trust; Perception; Social Darwinism; Status anxiety

Indexed keywords

EID: 39749111778     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-007-9364-x     Document Type: Article

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