Direct selling ethics: An exploratory investigation on Turkish direct sellers

Abstract

This study investigates the ethical evaluations of Turkish direct sellers of ethical dilemmas involving consumer complaints. In addition, the effects of market competition as well as some individual factors such as demographics, ethical ideology, locus of control, and Machiavellianism on direct sellers' judgments are also examined. The results suggest that the level of perceived market competition, formal education, external locus of control, relativism, and Machiavellianism explain the ethical evaluations of Turkish direct sellers.