The tyranny of the customer and the cost of consumerism: An analysis using systems and psychoanalytic approaches to groups and society

Human Relations

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 723-743

  Long, Susan ^a  

^a SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Consumerism; Customers; Global markets; Societal roles

Indexed keywords

EID: 0039848723     PISSN: 00187267     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/001872679905200603     Document Type: Article

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