The role of ethics and social responsibility in organizational success: A Spanish perspective

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 467-483

  Vitell, Scott John ^a   Ramos, Encarnación ^b   Nishihara, Ceri M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Ethical decisions; Ethical judgments; Marketing ethics

Indexed keywords

EID: 76049130570     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-009-0134-9     Document Type: Article

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