Does Relationship Quality Matter in Consumer Ethical Decision Making? Evidence from China

This study explores the linear logic between consumer ethical beliefs (CEBs) and consumer unethical behavior (CUB) in a Chinese context. A relational view helps fill the belief–behavior gap by exploring the moderating role of relationship quality in reducing CUBs. Specifically, when consumers are mo...

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Authors: Liu, Zhiqiang (Author) ; Zeng, Fue (Author) ; Su, Chenting (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer Science + Business Media B. V 2009
In: Journal of business ethics
Year: 2009, Volume: 88, Issue: 3, Pages: 483-496
Further subjects:B consumer unethical behavior
B consumer ethical belief
B Relationship quality
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