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Acculturation to the global consumer culture: A generational cohort comparison. / Carpenter, Jason; Moore, Marguerite; Doherty, Anne Marie et al.
In: Journal of Strategic Marketing, Vol. 20, No. 5, 2012, p. 411-423.

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Carpenter, J, Moore, M, Doherty, AM & Alexander, N 2012, 'Acculturation to the global consumer culture: A generational cohort comparison', Journal of Strategic Marketing, vol. 20, no. 5, pp. 411-423. https://doi.org/10.1080/0965254X.2012.671340

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Carpenter, J., Moore, M., Doherty, A. M., & Alexander, N. (2012). Acculturation to the global consumer culture: A generational cohort comparison. Journal of Strategic Marketing, 20(5), 411-423. https://doi.org/10.1080/0965254X.2012.671340

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Carpenter J, Moore M, Doherty AM, Alexander N. Acculturation to the global consumer culture: A generational cohort comparison. Journal of Strategic Marketing. 2012;20(5):411-423. doi: 10.1080/0965254X.2012.671340

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Carpenter, Jason ; Moore, Marguerite ; Doherty, Anne Marie et al. / Acculturation to the global consumer culture: A generational cohort comparison. In: Journal of Strategic Marketing. 2012 ; Vol. 20, No. 5. pp. 411-423.

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