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To Cite this Article: Samad, I. H. B. A., Iskandar, W. F. N. W., Ismail, M., Jogeran, J., & Kadir, M. S. A. (2019). Determinants of Employees Purchase Intention towards Celebrity Endorsement in Health and Beauty Product: A Case Study of XYZ Company. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 9(9), 1235–1252.
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