Business services 1982-1992: Growth, industry characteristics, financial performance

Industrial Marketing Management

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 163-171

  Wilson, Timothy L ^a   Smith, Frank E ^b  

^a CLARION UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0030102894     PISSN: 00198501     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0019-8501(95)00075-5     Document Type: Article

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