The externalisation of producer services debate: The UK computer services sector

Service Industries Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 64-81

  Coe, Neil M ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER INDUSTRY; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; SERVICE SECTOR;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0034053633     PISSN: 02642069     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02642060000000020     Document Type: Article

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