The Ethical Challenges Of Global Business-To-Business Negotiations: An Empirical Investigation Of Developing Countries' Marketing Managers

Authors

Jamal Al-Khatib, University of St. Thomas, MinnesotaFollow
Mohammed Y.A. Rawwas, University of Northern IowaFollow
Ziad Swaidan, University of Houston-Victoria
Richard J. Rexeisen, University of St. Thomas, MinnesotaFollow

Document Type

Article

Journal/Book/Conference Title

Journal of Marketing Theory and Practice

Volume

13

Issue

4

First Page

46

Last Page

60

Abstract

The present study examines the impact of idealism, relativism and Machiavellianism on the perceived appropriateness of five opportunistic negotiation tactics (i.e., traditional competitive bargaining, attacking opponent's network, making false promises, misrepresentation of information, and inappropriate information gathering) using a sample from the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Results indicate that idealism and Machiavellianism are strong predictors of managers' perceptions of the ethical appropriateness of negotiating tactics. Implications of these results for global firms and marketing executives are discussed and directions for future research are provided.

Department

Department of Marketing

Original Publication Date

1-1-2005

DOI of published version

10.1080/10696679.2005.11658558

Recommended Citation

Al-Khatib, Jamal; Rawwas, Mohammed Y.A.; Swaidan, Ziad; and Rexeisen, Richard J., "The Ethical Challenges Of Global Business-To-Business Negotiations: An Empirical Investigation Of Developing Countries' Marketing Managers" (2005). Faculty Publications. 2992.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/facpub/2992