Antecedents and consequences of perceived importance of ethics in marketing situations: A study of Thai businesspeople

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 887-904

  Singhapakdi, Anusorn ^a   Gopinath, Mahesh ^a   Marta, Janet K ^b   Carter, Larry L ^a  

^a OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTHWEST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Corporate values; Ethical perception; International marketing ethics; Thai business

Indexed keywords

EID: 48349083397     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-007-9555-5     Document Type: Article

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