Outsourcing, information leakage, and consulting firms

RAND Journal of Economics

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 269-289

  Baccara, Mariagiovanna ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 36549018566     PISSN: 07416261     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1756-2171.2007.tb00055.x     Document Type: Article

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