This article presents the results of an exploratory study that investigated the role that religiosity plays in determining consumer attitudes/beliefs in various situations regarding questionable consumer practices. Two dimensions of religiosity - intrinsic and extrinsic religiousness - were studied. Results indicated that an intrinsic religiousness was a significant determinant of consumer ethical beliefs, but extrinsic religiousness was not related to those beliefs.

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Vitell, Scott; Paolillo, Joseph G. P.; Singh, Jatinder Jit

Religiosity and consumer ethics

03/2005
itemDefault This article presents the results of an exploratory study that investigated the role that religiosity plays in determining consumer attitudes/beliefs in various situations regarding questionable consumer practices. Two dimensions of religiosity - intrinsic and extrinsic religiousness - were studied. Results indicated that an intrinsic religiousness was a significant determinant of consumer ethical beliefs, but extrinsic religiousness was not related to those beliefs.
Religiosity and consumer ethics
Vitell, Scott; Paolillo, Joseph G. P.; Singh, Jatinder Jit
Journal of Business Ethics
Vol. 57, nº 2, 03/2005, p. 175 - 181

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