Materialism and meaning of money (MOM): Validation of money metaphor scale (MMS) in South Africa

International Research Journal of Finance and Economics

Volumn 76, Issue , 2011, Pages 31-46

  Nnedum, Obiajulu Anthony Ugochukwu ^a   Egwu, Egwu Ugwumba ^b   Obinna, Ezeokana Jude ^a   Ntomchukwu, Madu Sylvester ^a   Chukwukeluo, Chine Bernard ^a  

^a NNAMDI AZIKIWE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b EBONYI STATE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Achievement Recognition (AR); Freedom Security (FS); Generative theory of money (GTM); Limpopo; Materialism; Meaning of Money (MOM); Money Importance Significance (MIS); Money Metaphor Scale (MMS); Poverty Repulsive Obsession Neurotic Ambivalence (PRNA); South Africa

Indexed keywords

EID: 81355135645     PISSN: 14502887     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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