Combinational and dislocated knowledge and the Norwegian client - Consultant relationship

Service Industries Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 155-170

  Rusten, Grete ^a   Gammelsæter, Hallgeir ^b   Bryson, John R ^c  

^a Institute for Research in Economics and Business Administration   (Norway)

^b MOLDE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS SERVICE; EMPLOYMENT; INDUSTRIAL PRACTICE; KNOWLEDGE; SERVICE SECTOR;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; NORWAY; SCANDINAVIA;

EID: 0348225227     PISSN: 02642069     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02642060412331301182     Document Type: Article

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