The role of perceived discrepancy in satisfaction evaluation

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 423-436

  Wu, Chia Huei ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Have want discrepancy; Mediation analysis; Multilevel path analysis; Satisfaction

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDINAL SURVEY; CORRELATION; MODELING; RESIDENTIAL SATISFACTION; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY SECTOR;

EID: 48449104588     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11205-007-9200-9     Document Type: Article

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