Shopping motivation revised: A means-end chain analytical perspective

International Journal of Retail and Distribution Management

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 569-582

  Wagner, Tillmann ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Motivation (psychology); Quantitative research; Retailing; Shopping

Indexed keywords

EID: 34250369286     PISSN: 09590552     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09590550710755949     Document Type: Article

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