Generous paupers and stingy princes: Power drives consumer spending on self versus others

Journal of Consumer Research

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1015-1029

  Rucker, Derek D ^a   Dubois, David ^a   Galinsky, Adam D ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 79952831025     PISSN: 00935301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/657162     Document Type: Article

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