Business history: State of the art and controversies

Entreprises et Histoire

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 11-23

  Amatori, Franco ^a  

^a Istituto di Storia Economica Université Bocconi   (France)

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EID: 77958452174     PISSN: 11612770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3917/eh.055.0011     Document Type: Article

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