The role of commitment perceived by the consumer in service industries

Management Research

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 141-157

  Suárez Álvarez, Leticia ^a   Vázquez Casielles, Rodolfo ^a   María Díaz Martín, Ana ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Commitment; Relationships; Service; Tourism

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950213070     PISSN: 15365433     EISSN: 15580946     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2753/JMR1536-5433070204     Document Type: Article

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