Retail contracting and organizational form: Alternatives to chain affiliation in the motel industry

Journal of Economics and Management Strategy

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 599-615

  Mazzeo, Michael J ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 9344257867     PISSN: 10586407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1430-9134.2004.00024.x     Document Type: Review

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