Antecedents and consequences of relationship quality in athletic services

Managing Service Quality

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 479-495

  Athanasopoulou, Pinelopi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PELOPONNESE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Buyer seller relationships; Customer relations; Fitness centres; Relationship marketing

Indexed keywords

EID: 52249094220     PISSN: 09604529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09604520810898848     Document Type: Article

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