Following the lead of Reingen and Bearden (1983), this
study examines the effectiveness of positive social labeling,
particularly in conjunction with other factors, as a means
of influencing verbal and behavioral compliance in a
multistage marketing survey context. Such results offer a
systematic extension to the labeling literature and provide
further insight into labeling's role as a practicable method
of shaping and stimulating respondent behavior.
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