Tipping motivations and behavior in the U.S. and Israel

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 421-457

  Azar, Ofer H ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

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EID: 77949647227     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: 15591816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2009.00581.x     Document Type: Article

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