Do the best companies to work for provide better customer satisfaction?

Managerial and Decision Economics

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 667-683

  Simon, Daniel H ^a   DeVaro, Jed ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

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EID: 33847689016     PISSN: 01436570     EISSN: 10991468     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mde.1303     Document Type: Article

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