Clicks vs. bricks: internet-facilitated relationships in financial services

International Journal of Internet Marketing and Advertising

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 350-370

  Sweeney, Arthur ^a   Morrison, Mark ^b  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

banking; bricks; clicks; relationships

Indexed keywords

EID: 84961561447     PISSN: 14775212     EISSN: 17418100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJIMA.2004.006329     Document Type: Article

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