Information technologies and the middleman: The changing role of information intermediaries in an information-rich economy

Journal of Labor Research

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 406-418

  Wimmer, Bradley S ^a   Townsend, Anthony M ^b   Chezum, Brian E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^c ST LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0039600847     PISSN: 01953613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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