Adolescent influence in family purchase decisions: An update and cross-national extension

Journal of Business Research

Volumn 60, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1117-1124

  Wang, Sijun ^a   Holloway, Betsy B ^b   Beatty, Sharon E ^c   Hill, William W ^d  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SAMFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^d MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Cross national; Family purchase decision; Influence

Indexed keywords

EID: 34848886442     PISSN: 01482963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusres.2007.04.004     Document Type: Article

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