Examining a Key Aspect of Agency-to-Business Relationships: The Effects of Regulatory Control on the Satisfaction of Regulated Firms

Journal of Business-to-Business Marketing

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 75-102

  Gilliland, David I ^a   Hoffman, K Douglas ^a  

^a Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

Control; Governance; Regulatory policy; Satisfaction

Indexed keywords

EID: 67650030164     PISSN: 1051712X     EISSN: 15470628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J033v11n04_04     Document Type: Article

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