The posh, the paradoxical and the phony: Are there individual differences between consumers of luxury, masstige and counterfeit brands?
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusres.2022.07.059
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Luxury brands; Masstige; Counterfeits; Maximizing-satisficing behavior; Attitude towards contradictions; Perceived behavioral control;All these keywords.
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