Migration and materialism: The roles of ethnic identity, religiosity, and generation

Journal of Business Research

Volumn 62, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 963-971

  Cleveland, Mark ^a   Chang, William ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Culture; Ethnic identity; Generation; Materialism; Migration; Religiosity

Indexed keywords

EID: 67649562836     PISSN: 01482963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusres.2008.05.022     Document Type: Article

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