Commitment and behavior change: Evidence from the field

Journal of Consumer Research

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1070-1084

  Baca Motes, Katie ^a   Brown, Amber ^a   Gneezy, Ayelet ^b   Keenan, Elizabeth A ^b   Nelson, Leif D ^c  

^a DISNEY RESEARCH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 84873858848     PISSN: 00935301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/667226     Document Type: Article

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