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The business ethics of pharmacists: Conflicts practices and beliefs

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This paper represents the responses of 377 pharmacists to a mail survey examining their views concerning ethical conflicts and practices. Besides identifying the sources of ethical conflicts, pharmacists were asked how ethical standards have changed over the last 10 years as well as the factors influencing these changes. Conclusions and implications are outlined and future research needs are examined.

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  1. Management and Marketing Dept., University of Mississippi, 38677, MS, USA

    Scott J. Vitell & Mohammed Y. A. Rawwas

  2. Marketing Dept., Middle Tennessee State University, 37132, TN, USA

    Troy A. Festervand

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Troy A. Festervand is Professor of Marketing at Middle Tennessee State University. He has published in JAMS, ABER, Journal of Advertising Research, Business, JSBM, Journal of Business and Industrial Marketing and Journal of Business Ethics and numerous other journals.

Scott J. Vitell is an Assistant Professor of Marketing at the University of Mississippi. His publications have appeared in the Journal of Macromarketing, the Journal of Business Ethics, the Journal of The Academy of Marketing Science, Research in Marketing, various national and regional proceedings, and elsewhere.

Mohammed Y. A. Rawwas is a doctoral student of Marketing at the University of Mississippi. He holds a license at law and MBA from the American University. His publications have appeared in Medical Marketing and Media and national proceedings.

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Vitell, S.J., Rawwas, M.Y.A. & Festervand, T.A. The business ethics of pharmacists: Conflicts practices and beliefs. J Bus Ethics 10, 295–301 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00382968

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