Managing networks of interorganizational linkages and sustainable firm performance in business-to-business service contexts

Journal of Services Marketing

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 494-504

  Eisingerich, Andreas B ^a   Bell, Simon J ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acculturation; Banking; Financial services; Hispanics; United States of America

Indexed keywords

EID: 54049129267     PISSN: 08876045     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/08876040810909631     Document Type: Article

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