Half a century of marketing ethics: Shifting perspectives and emerging trends

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-19

  Schlegelmilch, Bodo B ^a,b   Öberseder, Magdalena ^a  

^a VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Impact factor; Literature review; Marketing ethics; Top journals; Top researchers

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949918736     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-009-0182-1     Document Type: Article

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