The investigation of chinese consumer values, consumption values, life satisfaction, and consumption behaviors

Psychology and Marketing

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 610-624

  Xiao, Ge ^a   Kim, Jai Ok ^b  

^a WILKES UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Yonsei University   (South Korea)

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EID: 68049092974     PISSN: 07426046     EISSN: 15206793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mar.20291     Document Type: Article

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