Assessing the Influence of the Physical Sports Facility on Customer Satisfaction within the Context of the Service Experience

Sport Management Review

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 129-148

  Greenwell, T Christopher ^a   Fink, Janet S ^b   Pastore, Donna L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33846329737     PISSN: 14413523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1441-3523(02)70064-8     Document Type: Article

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