Do computers sweat? The impact of perceived effort of online decision aids on consumers' satisfaction with the decision process

Journal of Consumer Psychology

Volumn 13, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 139-148

  Bechwati, Nada Nasr ^a   Xia, Lan ^b  

^a BENTLEY COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

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EID: 0038797879     PISSN: 10577408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15327663jcp13-1&2_12     Document Type: Review

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