Regulatory fit: A meta-analytic synthesis

Journal of Consumer Psychology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 394-410

  Motyka, Scott ^a   Grewal, Dhruv ^a   Puccinelli, Nancy M ^b   Roggeveen, Anne L ^a   Avnet, Tamar ^c   Daryanto, Ahmad ^d   de Ruyter, Ko ^e   Wetzels, Martin ^e  

^a BABSON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c YESHIVA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d LANCASTER UNIVERSITY MANAGEMENT SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^e MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Matching; Meta analysis; Regulatory focus fit; Regulatory orientation; Value

Indexed keywords

EID: 84903132955     PISSN: 10577408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcps.2013.11.004     Document Type: Review

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