Exploring consumer lying in information-based exchanges

Journal of Consumer Marketing

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 90-99

  Horne, Daniel R ^a   Norberg, Patricia A ^b   Ekin, A Cemal ^a  

^a PROVIDENCE COLLEGE   (United States)

^b QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Consumer behaviour; Information disclosure; Misrepresentation; Privacy

Indexed keywords

EID: 33947271965     PISSN: 07363761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/07363760710737094     Document Type: Article

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