The effect of controversial global sourcing practices on the ethical judgments and intentions of U.S. consumers

Journal of Operations Management

Volumn 36, Issue , 2015, Pages 229-243

  Bregman, Robert ^a   Peng, David Xiaosong ^a   Chin, Wynne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Consumer intentions; Ethical judgment; Global sourcing; Hunt Vitell; Structural equation modeling

Indexed keywords

PHILOSOPHICAL ASPECTS; SUPPLY CHAINS;

CONSUMER INTENTION; ETHICAL JUDGEMENTS; GLOBAL SOURCING; HUNT-VITELL; LARGE-SCALES; LOW-COSTS; RESEARCH USE; SOURCING PRACTICES; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELS; THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS;

COSTS;

EID: 84939944218     PISSN: 02726963     EISSN: 18731317     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jom.2015.01.001     Document Type: Article

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