Two-way communication costs and the boundaries of the firm

International Journal of Phytoremediation

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 301-329

  Wadeson, Nigel ^a  

^a NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Communication; Complexity; Firm; Information; Product development

Indexed keywords

EID: 10844235163     PISSN: 15226514     EISSN: 15497879     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13571519984106     Document Type: Article

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