Measuring and improving productivity in services: Issues, strategies and challenges

Measuring and Improving Productivity in Services: Issues, Strategies and Challenges

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 1-246

  Djellal, Faridah ^a   Gallouj, Faïz ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOURS   (France)

^b UNIV LILLE   (France)

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EID: 84890608839     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4337/9781848444966     Document Type: Book

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