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Many researchers discussed the interdisciplinary nature of consumer behavior and organizational behavior. Yet few discussed that a persons’ behavior in his/hers life as a consumer (consumer ethics - CE) is derived from his/her behavior at the workplace (ethics position - EP). The purpose of this paper is to identify whether the ethical position of the academic staff in private universities in Egypt is related to their consumption behavior. A survey was distributed on 385 academic staff member of private universities in Egypt and 20 one-to-one interviews were also conducted. The study showed that the relationship between EP and CE is highly significant yet this significance showed variety, and even insignificance, with each of EPs’ and CEs’ sub-¬variables. This means that the academic’s staff in private universities in Egypt ethics position is dramatically reflects on their ethical pattern as consumers.
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