Gift exchange rituals in the workplace: A social roles interpretation

Contemporary Consumption Rituals: A Research Anthology

Volumn 9781410610720, Issue , 2003, Pages 181-211

  Ruth, Julie A ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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DOI: 10.4324/9781410610720     Document Type: Chapter

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