Trust as a key factor in successful relationships between consumers and retail service providers

Service Industries Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 83-101

  Váquez Casielles, Rodolfo ^a   Suárez Álvarez, Leticia ^a   Díaz Martín, Ana María ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; RETAILING; SERVICE SECTOR;

EID: 12844283356     PISSN: 02642069     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0264206042000302423     Document Type: Article

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