Epistemological Structures in Marketing: Paradigms, Metaphors, and Marketing Ethics

This article uses Arndt's depiction of marketing epistemology to suggest a possible explanation for the lack of emphasis on marketing ethics within the marketing literature. While a growing number of writers are turning their attention to the area, marketing's heavy reliance on logical emp...

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Authors: Reidenbach, R. Eric (Author) ; Robin, Donald P. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Univ. Press 1991
In: Business ethics quarterly
Year: 1991, Volume: 1, Issue: 2, Pages: 185-200
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Summary:This article uses Arndt's depiction of marketing epistemology to suggest a possible explanation for the lack of emphasis on marketing ethics within the marketing literature. While a growing number of writers are turning their attention to the area, marketing's heavy reliance on logical empiricism has contributed to a disinclination in the development of this area. Only through recent and numerous revelations of misconduct has the discipline of marketing responded to its ethical dimensions.
ISSN:2153-3326
Contains:Enthalten in: Business ethics quarterly
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.2307/3857262