Cross-cultural issues in consumer behavior

Social Psychology of Consumer Behavior

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 227-250

  Shavitt, Sharon ^a   Lee, Angela Y ^b   Torelli, Carlos J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

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EID: 84864342703     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9781441605283     Document Type: Chapter

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