The Effects of Learning on Relationship Value in a Business Network Context

Journal of Business-to-Business Marketing

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 67-101

  Eng, Teck Yong ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Business network context; Learning; Relationship value

Indexed keywords

EID: 49549090104     PISSN: 1051712X     EISSN: 15470628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J033v12n04_03     Document Type: Article

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