Friendship versus business in marketing relationships

Journal of Marketing

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 121-139

  Grayson, Kent ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 36048986029     PISSN: 00222429     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1509/jmkg.71.4.121     Document Type: Article

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