Flexible specialization and the reconfiguration of television production in the UK

Technology Analysis and Strategic Management

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 271-286

  Starkey, Ken ^a   Barnatt, Christopher ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLEXIBLE SPECIALISATION; MANUFACTURING; TELEVISION PRODUCTION;

UK;

EID: 0031427763     PISSN: 09537325     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09537329708524284     Document Type: Article

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