Exploring the intentional gap between signing an organ donor card and actual behavior: Comparing the Jewish State and Christian Italy

Journal of International Consumer Marketing

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 101-121

  Ashkenazi, Tamar ^a   Miniero, Giulia ^b   Hornik, Jacob ^c  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Israel)

^b BOCCONI UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^c TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Donor card; Intentional behavior; Organ donation; Religiosity

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750404831     PISSN: 08961530     EISSN: 15287068     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J046v18n04_06     Document Type: Article

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