SQM-HEI – determination of service quality measurement of higher education in India

Journal of Modelling in Management

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 60-78

  Senthilkumar, N ^a   Arulraj, A ^b  

^a ANNA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b R S Government College   (India)

Author keywords

Higher education; India; Modelling; Service quality assurance

Indexed keywords

EID: 84872950234     PISSN: 17465664     EISSN: 17465672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17465661111112502     Document Type: Article

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