Tip of the hat, wag of the finger: How moral decoupling enables consumers to admire and admonish

Journal of Consumer Research

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1167-1184

  Bhattacharjee, Amit ^a   Berman, Jonathan Z ^b   Reed II, Americus ^b  

^a DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

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EID: 84875043015     PISSN: 00935301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/667786     Document Type: Article

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