The effect of culture on consumers' willingness to punish irresponsible corporate behaviour: Applying Hofstede's typology to the punishment aspect of corporate social responsibility

Business Ethics

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 210-226

  Williams, Geoffrey ^a,b   Zinkin, John ^c,d  

^a OWW Consulting   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

^c Ettinger   (Malaysia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 77949365863     PISSN: 09628770     EISSN: 14678608     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8608.2008.00532.x     Document Type: Article

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