Perceived ethicality of insurance claim fraud: Do higher deductibles lead to lower ethical standards?

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 589-598

  Miyazaki, Anthony D ^a  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Consumer ethics scale; Deviant consumer behavior; Insurance claim padding; Insurance fraud; Perceived risk

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349223969     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-008-9960-4     Document Type: Article

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