Strategies of major UK building societies: 1987-1993 review, analysis and implications

Service Industries Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 1-24

  Hammond, L J ^b   Thwaites, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b Banking Consum Credit Div H   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BANKING; FINANCIAL SERVICES; SERVICE SECTOR;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0034119962     PISSN: 02642069     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02642060000000017     Document Type: Article

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