Intra-organizational communication, understanding, and process diffusion in logistics service providers
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management
سال: 2019
ISSN: 0960-0035
DOI: 10.1108/ijpdlm-03-2018-0118