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Customer empowerment in the face of perceived Incompetence: Effect on preference for anthropomorphized brands

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  • Jamel Khenfer

    (Zayed University)

  • Steven Shepherd

    (OSU - Oklahoma State University [Stillwater])

  • Olivier Trendel

    (EESC-GEM Grenoble Ecole de Management)

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  • Jamel Khenfer & Steven Shepherd & Olivier Trendel, 2020. "Customer empowerment in the face of perceived Incompetence: Effect on preference for anthropomorphized brands," Post-Print hal-03189338, HAL.
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