Consumer Perceptions of Price, Quality, and Value: A Means-End Model and Synthesis of Evidence:

Evidence from past research and insights from an exploratory investigation are combined in a conceptual model that defines and relates price, perceived quality, and perceived value. Propositions ab...

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