Interpersonal skills training for quality service interactions

Industrial and Commercial Training

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 70-77

  Garavan, Thomas N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

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EID: 84986131439     PISSN: 00197858     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00197859710165056     Document Type: Article

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