God and mammon: The influence of religiosity on brand connections

The Connected Customer: The Changing Nature of Consumer and Business Markets

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 163-202

  Burroughs, James E ^b   Wong, Nancy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

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EID: 84904693848     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203863565     Document Type: Chapter

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