Ratings and rankings: Reconsidering the structure of values and their measurement

International Journal of Social Research Methodology: Theory and Practice

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 403-414

  Ovadia, Seth ^a  

^a TOWSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 11144316649     PISSN: 13645579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1364557032000081654     Document Type: Review

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