Consequences of ambivalence on satisfaction and loyalty

Psychology and Marketing

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 247-269

  Olsen, Svein Ottar ^a   Wilcox, James ^b   Olsson, Ulf ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^b TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BI NORWEGIAN BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Norway)

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EID: 14544269406     PISSN: 07426046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mar.20057     Document Type: Article

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