Need for cognitive closure and information search strategy

Psychology and Marketing

Volumn 25, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1027-1042

  Choi, Jong An ^a   Koo, Minkyung ^b   Choi, Incheol ^a   Auh, Seigyoung ^c,d  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^c Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^d Department of Innovation and Entrepreneurial Marketing   (South Korea)

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EID: 55749086229     PISSN: 07426046     EISSN: 15206793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mar.20253     Document Type: Article

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