Professional interaction: Exploring the concept of attraction

Marketing Theory

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 9-36

  Harris, Lloyd C ^a   O'Malley, Lisa ^b   Patterson, Maurice ^b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

attraction; professional services; relationship marketing

Indexed keywords

EID: 84990385358     PISSN: 14705931     EISSN: 1741301X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1470593103003001002     Document Type: Article

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