Determinants of client expectations for accounting services: A services marketing perspective

Journal of Customer Service in Marketing and Management

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 61-90

  Bean, Luann ^a   Clow, Kenneth E ^a   O'Bryan, David ^a  

^a Pittsburg Slate University   (United States)

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EID: 82355188750     PISSN: 10692533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J127v02n02_05     Document Type: Article

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