Relationship strength in service industries a measurement model

International Journal of Market Research

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 659-685

  Shi, Guicheng ^a   Shi, Yi Zheng ^b   Chan, Allan K K ^b   Wang, Yonggui ^c  

^a MACAU UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Macao)

^b HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^c UNIVERSITY OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS   (China)

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EID: 70349442308     PISSN: 14707853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2501/S1470785309200876     Document Type: Article

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