Service orientation: Its impact on business performance in the medical service industry

Service Industries Journal

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 371-388

  Yoon, Sung Joon ^a   Choi, Dong Choon ^a   Park, Jong Won ^a  

^a Kyonggi University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS SERVICE; COVARIANCE ANALYSIS; INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE; SERVICE SECTOR;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; KOREA;

EID: 34250641493     PISSN: 02642069     EISSN: 17439507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02642060701346375     Document Type: Article

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