The Limits of Flexibility: The Case of UK Television

British Journal of Management

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 151-162

  Saundry, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0032362056     PISSN: 10453172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8551.00080     Document Type: Article

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