The Influence of Macro-Level Motives on Consideration Set Composition in Novel Purchase Situations

Journal of Consumer Research

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 244-258

  Chakravarti, Amitav ^a   Janiszewski, Chris ^b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

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EID: 0242592966     PISSN: 00935301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/376803     Document Type: Article

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