Risk Management in Consumers' Credit Decision Making: A Process Tracing Study of Repayment Insurance Choices

Zeitschrift fur Sozialpsychologie

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 152-161

  Ranyard, Rob ^a   Hinkley, Lisa ^a   Williamson, Janis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Consumer credit; Decision making; Insurance; Risk

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035596883     PISSN: 00443514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1024//0044-3514.32.3.152     Document Type: Article

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