Purchasing business services

Journal of Business and Industrial Marketing

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 370-380

  Fitzsimmons, James A ^a   Noh, Jeonpyo ^b   Thies, Emil ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b Yonsei University Wonju   (South Korea)

^c ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0001406071     PISSN: 08858624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/08858629810226672     Document Type: Article

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