How the poor in a developing country view business' contribution to quality-of-life 5 years after a national economic crisis

Journal of Business Research

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 548-558

  Peterson, Mark ^a   Ekici, Ahmet ^b   Hunt, David M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^b BILKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Busiess' contribution to QOL; Consumer attitude toward marketing; Consumer trust for market related institutions; Economic crisis; QOL; Quality of life; Subsistence marketplaces

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952585517     PISSN: 01482963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusres.2009.06.002     Document Type: Article

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