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Organisational Effectiveness and Customer Satisfaction

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|Dec 2008

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10051-008-0018-2 | Journal eISSN: 1581-1832 | Journal ISSN: 1318-5454
Language: English
Page range: 161 - 173
Published on: Dec 18, 2008
Published by: University of Maribor
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

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