Towards a behavioral ecology of consumption: Delay-reduction effects on foraging in a simulated Internet mall

Managerial and Decision Economics

Volumn 21, Issue 3-4, 2000, Pages 145-158

  Rajala, Amy K ^a,b   Hantula, Donald A ^a  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Liberty Mutual Insurance Group   (United States)

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EID: 0008068471     PISSN: 01436570     EISSN: 10991468     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mde.979     Document Type: Article

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