Towards dimensionalizing warranty information: The role of consumer costs of warranty redemption

Journal of Consumer Psychology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 70-80

  Jain, Shailendra Pratap ^a,c   Slotegraaf, Rebecca J ^a   Lindsey, Charles D ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 34247489340     PISSN: 10577408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15327663jcp1701_10     Document Type: Article

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