Consumer outrage: Emotional reactions to unethical corporate behavior

Journal of Business Research

Volumn 65, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1364-1373

  Lindenmeier, Jörg ^a   Schleer, Christoph ^b   Pricl, Denise ^c  

^a WHL Graduate School of Business and Economics   (Germany)

^b LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

^c Banque LBLux S A   (Luxembourg)

Author keywords

Cognitive emotion theory; Consumer boycotts; Moral emotions; Unethical corporate behavior

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861755173     PISSN: 01482963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusres.2011.09.022     Document Type: Article

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