A model for assessing consumer perceptions of quality

International Journal of Quality and Service Sciences

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 175-188

  Kenyon, George ^a   Sen, Kabir ^a  

^a LAMAR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Customer perceptions; Customer services quality; Dimensions of quality; Product quality; Quality; Service quality

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986173293     PISSN: 1756669X     EISSN: 17566703     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17566691211232909     Document Type: Article

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