Information search and efficiency of consumer choices of new cars Country-of-origin effects

International Marketing Review

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 1995, Pages 47-59

  Chao, Paul ^a   Gupta, Pola B ^b  

^a University of Northern Iowa ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA   (United States)

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EID: 0003062689     PISSN: 02651335     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02651339510102958     Document Type: Article

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