Are We Owners or Regular Customers? The Obscure Meaning of Ownership in Consumer Co-operatives
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عنوان ژورنال: International Business Research
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1913-9012,1913-9004
DOI: 10.5539/ibr.v5n12p195