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A Cross-Cultural Study Of Consumer Perceptions About Marketing Ethics
Document Type
Article
Keywords
Consumer behaviour, Corporate policy, Ethics, Globalization, Malaysia, USA
Journal/Book/Conference Title
Journal of Consumer Marketing
Volume
16
Issue
3
First Page
257
Last Page
272
Abstract
Given the ever-increasing globalization of economies, growing numbers of marketing firms are expecting more of their profits to be derived from international sales. Global competition is ferocious; thus, developing long-term partner relationships often becomes a significant competitive advantage. Corporate ethics are of pivotal importance in global business, though globalization also complicates ethical questions, because an individual's culture affects his/her ethical decision making. Failures to account for the effects of differences in consumers' culturally-based ethical values will hinder a marketer's efforts to expand internationally. Compares consumers from Malaysia and the USA in terms of their perceptions of marketing ethics situations, their attitudes toward business and salespeople, and their personal moral philosophies. The survey results reveal some significant differences between the consumers from these two countries.
Department
Department of Marketing
Original Publication Date
1-1-1999
DOI of published version
10.1108/07363769910271496
Recommended Citation
Singhapakdi, Anusorn; Rawwas, Mohammed Y.A.; Marta, Janet K.; and Ahmed, Mohd Ismail, "A Cross-Cultural Study Of Consumer Perceptions About Marketing Ethics" (1999). Faculty Publications. 3793.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/facpub/3793