Exploring the determinants of E-loyalty among travel agencies

Service Industries Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 239-254

  Huang, Leo ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORPORATE STRATEGY; E-COMMERCE; MODELING; SERVICE SECTOR; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; TAIWAN;

EID: 40149085714     PISSN: 02642069     EISSN: 17439507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02642060701842316     Document Type: Article

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