Confucius, cars, and big government: Impact of government involvement in business on consumer perceptions under confucianism

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 88, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2009, Pages 473-482

  Ackerman, David ^a   Hu, Jing ^b   Wei, Liyuan ^c  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

China; Confucianism; Government involvement; Perceptions; Preference; Purchase intention

Indexed keywords

EID: 75949130070     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-009-0304-9     Document Type: Article

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