Private and public banks: A comparison of customer expectations and perceptions

International Journal of Bank Marketing

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 279-287

  Kangis, Peter ^a   Voukelatos, Vassilis ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^b IBM s Business Innovation Services   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84986082122     PISSN: 02652323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02652329710194964     Document Type: Article

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