The effect of information overload on consumer choice quality in an on-line environment

Psychology and Marketing

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 159-183

  Lee, Byung Kwan ^a   Lee, Wei Na ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

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EID: 2442561581     PISSN: 07426046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mar.20000     Document Type: Article

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