How personal nostalgia influences giving to charity

Journal of Business Research

Volumn 64, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 610-616

  Merchant, Altaf ^a   Ford, John B ^b   Rose, Gregory ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Charitable giving; Fundraising; Not for profit marketing; Personal nostalgia

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952438314     PISSN: 01482963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusres.2010.06.013     Document Type: Article

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