The feelings of consumer guilt: A phenomenological exploration;Vartotojo kaltės jausmas: Fenomenologijos tyrinėjimas

Journal of Business Economics and Management

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 462-482

  Dedeoǧlu, Ayla Özhan ^a   Kazançoǧlu, Ipek ^a  

^a EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Consumer culture; Consumer guilt; Hesitation; Indulgence; Regret; Sadness; Self blame; Self control failures; Transgressions

Indexed keywords

EID: 77958496221     PISSN: 16111699     EISSN: 20294433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3846/jbem.2010.23     Document Type: Article

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