The strength of British market research is British market researchers: A reply to Piercy

International Journal of Market Research

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 287-298

  Boddy, Clive R ^a,c   Croft, Robin ^b  

^a MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b University of Glamorgan   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE   (Australia)

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EID: 34249886835     PISSN: 14707853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/147078530704900303     Document Type: Conference Paper

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