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Original Articles

Antecedents and consequences of consumer skepticism toward cause-related marketing: Gender as moderator and attitude as mediator

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Pages 31-52 | Received 01 Oct 2018, Accepted 06 Jun 2019, Published online: 20 Jun 2019

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