Fostering client-agency relationships: A business buying behavior perspective

Journal of Business Research

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 213-228

  Lichtenthal, J David ^a   Shani, David ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b KEAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0034259991     PISSN: 01482963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0148-2963(99)00014-4     Document Type: Article

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