Ethical beliefs and information asymmetries in supplier relationships

Journal of Public Policy and Marketing

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 38-51

  Martin, Kelly D ^a   Johnson, Jean L ^b  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Corporate social responsibility; Experimental economics; Information asymmetries; Marketing ethics; Stakeholders; Supplier relationships

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953276536     PISSN: 07439156     EISSN: 15477207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1509/jppm.29.1.38     Document Type: Article

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