Measuring customer satisfaction of fm service in housing sector: A structural equation model approach

Facilities

Volumn 28, Issue 5-6, 2010, Pages 306-320

  Hui, Eddie C M ^a   Zheng, Xian ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

China; Customer satisfaction; Housing; Linear structure equation modelling; Residential property

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952382250     PISSN: 02632772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02632771011031538     Document Type: Article

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