The roles of obligation and gratitude in explaining the effect of favors on compliance

Communication Monographs

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 284-300

  Goei, Ryan ^a   Boster, Franklin J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DULUTH   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Compliance; Favors; Gratitude; Obligation; Reciprocity

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645059964     PISSN: 03637751     EISSN: 14795787     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03637750500206524     Document Type: Article

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