Measuring status orientations: Scale development and validation in the context of an Asian transitional economy

Journal of Marketing Theory and Practice

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 175-187

  Tambyah, Siok Kuan ^a   Tuyet Mai, Nguyen Thi Tuyet ^b   Jung, Kwon ^c  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL ECONOMICS UNIVERSITY   (Viet Nam)

^c Korea Development Institute   (South Korea)

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EID: 65249134329     PISSN: 10696679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2753/MTP1069-6679170206     Document Type: Article

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