Services considered important to business customers and determinants of bank selection in Kuwait: A segmentation analysis

International Journal of Bank Marketing

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 126-133

  Edris, Thabet A ^a  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

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EID: 84986067910     PISSN: 02652323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02652329710189393     Document Type: Article

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