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Toward an Understanding of Religiousness and Marketing Ethics: An Empirical Study

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This study examines the influence of religiousness on different components of marketing professionals' ethical decision making: personal moral philosophies, perceived ethical problem, and ethical intentions. The data are from a national survey of the American Marketing Associations' professional members. The results generally indicate that the religiousness of a marketer can partially explain his or her perception of an ethical problem and behavioral intentions. Results also suggest that the religiousness significantly influences the personal moral philosophies of marketers.

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Singhapakdi, A., Marta, J.K., Rallapalli, K.C. et al. Toward an Understanding of Religiousness and Marketing Ethics: An Empirical Study. Journal of Business Ethics 27, 305–319 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1006342224035

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