University student satisfaction: An empirical analysis

Journal of Marketing for Higher Education

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 292-325

  Clemes, Michael D ^a   Gan, Christopher ^a   Kao, Tzu Hui ^a  

^a LINCOLN UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Behavioural intentions; Hierarchal model; Higher education; Service quality; Service quality dimensions; Student satisfaction

Indexed keywords

EID: 67449127631     PISSN: 08841241     EISSN: 15407144     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08841240801912831     Document Type: Article

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