Internationalisation, Diversification and Spatial Restructuring in Transnational Computer Service Firms: Case Studies from the U.K. Market

Geoforum

Volumn 28, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 253-270

  Coe, Neil ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER INDUSTRY; GLOBALISATION; INDUSTRIAL RESTRUCTURING; SERVICE SECTOR;

UK;

EID: 0031398405     PISSN: 00167185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0016-7185(97)00012-2     Document Type: Article

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