Norm-based relational behaviours: Is there an underlying dimensional structure?

Journal of Business and Industrial Marketing

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 94-105

  Ivens, Björn Sven ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Factor analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645210437     PISSN: 08858624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/10610420610651322     Document Type: Article

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