The Influence of Love of Money and Religiosity on Ethical Decision-Making in Marketing

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 114, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 183-191

  Singhapakdi, Anusorn ^a   Vitell, Scott J ^b   Lee, Dong Jin ^c   Nisius, Amiee Mellon ^a   Yu, Grace B ^d  

^a OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

^c Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^d Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Ethical decision making; Love of money; Marketing; Religiosity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84877737956     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-012-1334-2     Document Type: Article

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