Economies of cost in the UK building society industry

Service Industries Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 109-125

  Simper, Richard ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FINANCIAL SERVICES; INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE; METHODOLOGY; SERVICE SECTOR;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0032423421     PISSN: 02642069     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02642069800000044     Document Type: Article

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