Decision-making styles of young consumers in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Young Consumers

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 86-98

  Anić, Ivan Damir ^a   Rajh, Edo ^a   Bevanda, Arnela ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF ECONOMICS   (Croatia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MOSTAR   (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Author keywords

Bosnia and Herzegovina; Consumer behaviour; Consumer decision making styles; Young consumers

Indexed keywords

EID: 84918529231     PISSN: 17473616     EISSN: 17587212     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17473611211203966     Document Type: Article

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