Complaining: A function of attitude, personality, and situation

Psychology and Marketing

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 760-777

  Thøgersen, John ^a   Juhl, Hans Jørn ^a   Poulsen, Carsten Stig ^b  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

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EID: 67949089741     PISSN: 07426046     EISSN: 15206793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mar.20298     Document Type: Article

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