Retail bank selection in developed and developing countries: A cross-national study of students' bank-selection criteria

Thunderbird International Business Review

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 183-198

  Blankson, Charles ^a   Omar, Ogenyi Ejye ^b   Cheng, Julian Ming Sung ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^c NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

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EID: 69349100108     PISSN: 10964762     EISSN: 15206874     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/tie.20257     Document Type: Article

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