Effects of personality on service quality in business transactions

Service Industries Journal

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 849-863

  Teng, Ching I ^a   Huang, Kuei Wen ^a   Tsai, I Ling ^a  

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[No Author keywords available]

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BUSINESS; SERVICE SECTOR;

EID: 34748837963     PISSN: 02642069     EISSN: 17439507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02642060701570495     Document Type: Article

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