Services innovation and the transformation of work: The case of UK telecommunications

New Technology, Work and Employment

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 62-79

  Miozzo, Marcela ^a   Ramirez, Matias ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL STRUCTURE; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; TELECOMMUNICATIONS;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0037353890     PISSN: 02681072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-005X.00111     Document Type: Article

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