Acts of benevolence: A limited-resource account of Compliance with charitable requests

Journal of Consumer Research

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 906-924

  Fennis, Bob M ^a   Janssen, Loes ^b   Vohs, Kathleen D ^c  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

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EID: 67649227430     PISSN: 00935301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/593291     Document Type: Article

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