Personal control and coping with retail crowding

International Journal of Service Industry Management

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 250-263

  Dion, Delphine ^a  

^a University of Paris Cité   (France)

Author keywords

Consumer behaviour; Individual behaviour; Marketing; Promotional methods

Indexed keywords

EID: 3242699726     PISSN: 09564233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09564230410540926     Document Type: Review

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