The impact of market structure on pricing objectives of service firms

Journal of Product & Brand Management

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 343-358

  Avlonitis, George J ^a   Indounas, Kostis A ^a  

^a ATHENS UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS   (Greece)

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EID: 84993091154     PISSN: 10610421     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/10610420410554421     Document Type: Article

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