African Journal of
Business Management

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Bus. Manage.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1993-8233
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJBM
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 4193

Full Length Research Paper

Effect of anxiety perception on consumers’ luxury nostalgic consumption intention

Chen Xi
  • Chen Xi
  • Business School, China University of Political Science and Law, China.
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Wang Dandan
  • Wang Dandan
  • Business School, China University of Political Science and Law, China.
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  •  Received: 11 April 2022
  •  Accepted: 13 July 2022
  •  Published: 31 July 2022

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