Knowledge-intensive service activities in the success of the Australian mining industry

Service Industries Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 55-70

  Martinez Fernandez, Cristina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Activities; KISA; Knowledge; Mining; Services

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT; KNOWLEDGE; MINING INDUSTRY;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 77951662125     PISSN: 02642069     EISSN: 17439507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02642060802317820     Document Type: Article

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