Seeking freedom through variety

Journal of Consumer Research

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 600-610

  Levav, Jonathan ^a,b   Zhu, Rui ^c  

^a The Sanford C Bernstein Co Center for Leadership and Ethics   (United States)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

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EID: 73349111310     PISSN: 00935301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/599556     Document Type: Article

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