Causes and consequences of U.S. chain store closings: Attributions in the media

Psychology and Marketing

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 721-743

  Johnson, Mark S ^a  

^a RUTGERS BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United States)

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EID: 0034350240     PISSN: 07426046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1520-6793(200008)17:8<721::AID-MAR4>3.0.CO;2-B     Document Type: Article

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