What We Believe Is Not Always What We Do: An Empirical Investigation into Ethically Questionable Behavior in Consumption

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 91, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2010, Pages 49-60

  Fukukawa, Kyoko ^a   Ennew, Christine ^b  

^a BRADFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

consumer ethics; consumer fraud; ethical decision making; ethical intention; theory of planned behavior

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957960552     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-010-0567-1     Document Type: Article

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