Quasi-Darwinian selection in marketing relationships

Journal of Marketing

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 48-62

  Eyuboglu, Nermin ^a   Buja, Andreas ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

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EID: 36049028704     PISSN: 00222429     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1509/jmkg.71.4.48     Document Type: Article

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