International Business Management

Year: 2016
Volume: 10
Issue: 12
Page No. 2490 - 2502

Analysis of Service Quality, University Image and Student Satisfaction on Student Loyalty in Higher Education in Nigeria

Authors : Umar Usman and Sany Sanuri Mohd Mokhtar

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