The ethicality of point-of-sale marketing campaigns: normative ethics applied to cause-related checkout charities

"Would you like to contribute to XYZ charity by adding a dollar to your bill today?" Point-of-sale campaigns for fundraising are common to grocery stores, pharmacies, restaurants and warehouse clubs. Commonly referred to as ‘checkout charity,’ these fundraisers have generated over $4.1 bil...

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Authors: Caulfield, Jay L. (Author) ; Baird, Catharyn A. (Author) ; Lee, Felissa K. (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Springer Science + Business Media B. V 2022
In: Journal of business ethics
Year: 2022, Volume: 175, Issue: 4, Pages: 799-814
Further subjects:B Cause-related campaigns
B Moral emotions
B Checkout charity
B Behavioral ethics
B Aufsatz in Zeitschrift
B Point-of-sale marketing
B Normative ethics
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