Post-communist consumer ethics: The case of Romania

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 81-95

  Al Khatib, Jamal A ^a   Robertson, Christopher J ^b   Lascu, Dana Nicoleta ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST THOMAS   (United States)

^b NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND   (United States)

Author keywords

Consumers' ethics; Eastern Europe; Ethical ideologies; Machiavellianism; Romania

Indexed keywords

EID: 5044224933     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:BUSI.0000043502.51559.ca     Document Type: Review

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