Flexibly specialized agencies? Reflexivity, identity, and the advertising industry

Environment and Planning A

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1017-1038

  Leslie, D ^a  

^a BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 0002850475     PISSN: 0308518X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1068/a291017     Document Type: Article

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