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Traditional restaurant managers’ use of sensory marketing to maintain customer satisfaction: Findings from PLS-SEM and fsQCA

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Article: 2196788 | Received 21 Nov 2022, Accepted 24 Mar 2023, Published online: 01 Apr 2023

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