Ethical issues in sales: Two case studies

Journal of Business Ethics 17 (7):725-728 (1998)
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Ethical issues in sales are an important and neglected topic in business ethics. Roughly 9% of the U.S. work force is involved in sales of one sort or another. But very little has been written about ethical issues in sales.

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10.1023/a:1017974505642

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