Dimensions of relationship marketing in business-to-business financial services

International Journal of Market Research

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 373-392

  Theron, Edwin ^a   Terblanche, Nic S ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

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EID: 77955795402     PISSN: 14707853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2501/S1470785310201326     Document Type: Article

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