Investigating the effects of gender on consumers' moral philosophies and ethical intentions

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 95, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 393-414

  Bateman, Connie R ^a   Valentine, Sean R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethical intentions; Ethical reasoning; Gender; Moral philosophies

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955271960     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-010-0386-4     Document Type: Article

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