Retail service quality and behavioural intentions: An empirical application of the retail service quality scale in northern cyprus

E a M: Ekonomie a Management

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 127-139

  Nadiri, Halil ^a   Turner, Mustafa ^a  

^a EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Northern cyprus; Perceptions; Retailing; Service quality

Indexed keywords

EID: 67949096050     PISSN: 12123609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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