An empirical model of international student satisfaction

Asia Pacific Journal of Marketing and Logistics

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 555-569

  Arambewela, Rodney ^a   Hall, John ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Customer satisfaction; Individual perception; Overseas students; Postgraduates

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052877303     PISSN: 13555855     EISSN: 17584248     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13555850910997599     Document Type: Article

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