Antecedents and consequences of trust and satisfaction in buyer‐seller relationships

European Journal of Marketing

Volumn 32, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 305-322

  Selnes, Fred ^a  

^a BI NORWEGIAN BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Buyer seller relationships; Customer loyalty; Customer satisfaction; Relationship marketing; Trust

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992955237     PISSN: 03090566     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/03090569810204580     Document Type: Article

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