Phenomenology of embodied productivity in services

International Journal of Service Industry Management

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 337-358

  Küpers, Wendelin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WITTEN HERDECKE   (Germany)

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EID: 1842628805     PISSN: 09564233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09564239810228858     Document Type: Article

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