Service worker customer orientation, organisation/job fit and perceived organisational support

Journal of Strategic Marketing

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 149-167

  Farrell, Mark Anthony ^a   Oczkowski, Edward ^a  

^a CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Customer orientation; Service worker

Indexed keywords

EID: 67650783192     PISSN: 0965254X     EISSN: 14664488     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09652540902879276     Document Type: Article

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