How to govern business services exchanges: Contractual and relational issues

International Journal of Management Reviews

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 237-258

  Vandaele, Darline ^a   Rangarajan, Deva ^b   Gemmel, Paul ^a   Lievens, Annouk ^c  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b VLERICK BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Belgium)

^c ANTWERP MANAGEMENT SCHOOL   (Belgium)

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EID: 34548268125     PISSN: 14608545     EISSN: 14682370     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2370.2007.00212.x     Document Type: Article

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