The international marketing of professional service projects: To what extent does territoriality matter?

Journal of Services Marketing

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 83-97

  Anne Skaates, Maria ^a   Tikkanen, Henrikki ^b   Alajoutsijärvi, Kimmo ^c  

^a AARHUS SCHOOL OF BUSINESS   (Denmark)

^b AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

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EID: 18744393898     PISSN: 08876045     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/08876040310461291     Document Type: Article

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