More for the many: The influence of entitativity on charitable giving

Journal of Consumer Research

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 961-976

  Smith, Robert W ^a   Faro, David ^b   Burson, Katherine A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b LONDON BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84873837397     PISSN: 00935301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/666470     Document Type: Article

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