Ethical dilemmas in marketing: A rationale

Because of their visibility, marketers are often perceived by society as engaging in unethical or questionable behaviors. The marketing literature does not specifically provide an explanation for this dilemma. This paper suggests that there are three major reasons for this problem: fluctuating limit...

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Authors: Hensel, Paul J. (Author) ; Dubinsky, Alan J. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer Science + Business Media B. V 1986
In: Journal of business ethics
Year: 1986, Volume: 5, Issue: 1, Pages: 63-67
Further subjects:B Economic Analysis
B Ethical Dilemma
B Marketing Literature
B Economic Growth
B Marketing
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Summary:Because of their visibility, marketers are often perceived by society as engaging in unethical or questionable behaviors. The marketing literature does not specifically provide an explanation for this dilemma. This paper suggests that there are three major reasons for this problem: fluctuating limits of consensus, ethnocentrism, and utilitarian economic analyses.
ISSN:1573-0697
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of business ethics
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1007/BF02116145