Moral philosophies of marketing managers: A comparison of American, Australian, and Malaysian cultures

European Journal of Marketing

Volumn 36, Issue 7-8, 2002, Pages 768-791

  Karande, Kiran ^a   Rao, C P ^b   Singhapakdi, Anusorn ^a  

^a OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Australia; Ethics; Malaysia; Moral responsibility; USA

Indexed keywords

EID: 85135337936     PISSN: 03090566     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/03090560210430791     Document Type: Review

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