Does the individualist consume more? The interplay of ethics and beliefs that governs consumerism across cultures

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 93, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 567-581

  Lee, Monle ^a   Pant, Anurag ^a   Ali, Abbas ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SOUTH BEND   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Consumer ethic; Consumerism; Ethical behavior; Individual values; Individualism; Protestant work ethic; Work ethic

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951974766     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-009-0240-8     Document Type: Article

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