Family roles in the selection of schools in multiracial singapore: An examination of demographic differences

Journal of Professional Services Marketing

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 73-92

  Lalwani, Ashok K ^a   Mehta, Subhash C ^b   Tiong, Tan Chin ^c  

^a TEMASEK POLYTECHNIC   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^c SINGAPORE MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Cross cultural differences; Family decision making; Family roles; Household purchases; Influence of children and others; Multiethnic singapore; Schools; Subculture

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053131980     PISSN: 07484623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J090v19n02_04     Document Type: Article

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