Reputation building: Beyond our control? inferences in consumers' ethical perception formation

Journal of Consumer Behaviour

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 275-292

  Brunk, Katja H ^a  

^a SOLVAY BRUSSELS SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS AND MANAGEMENT   (Belgium)

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EID: 77955234152     PISSN: 14720817     EISSN: 14791838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cb.317     Document Type: Article

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