Formation of strategic alliances in business services: Towards a new client-oriented conceptual framework

Service Industries Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 133-151

  O'Farrell, P N ^a   Wood, P A ^b  

^a HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOLOGY;

CORPORATE STRATEGY; SERVICE SECTOR;

EID: 0033001646     PISSN: 02642069     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02642069900000008     Document Type: Article

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