Outsourcing business services and the role of central administrative offices

Journal of Urban Economics

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 377-395

  Ono, Yukako ^a  

^a FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF CHICAGO   (United States)

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EID: 0038009576     PISSN: 00941190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0094-1190(03)00006-8     Document Type: Article

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