A generalizable scale of propensity to plan: The long and the short of planning for time and for money

Journal of Consumer Research

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 108-128

  Lynch Jr , John G ^a   Netemeyer, Richard G ^b   Spiller, Stephen A ^a   Zammit, Alessandra ^c  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

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EID: 77952066374     PISSN: 00935301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/649907     Document Type: Article

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