Outsourcing and Vertical Integration in a Competitive Industry
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Outsourcing and Vertical Integration in a Competitive Industry
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عنوان ژورنال: Southern Economic Journal
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0038-4038
DOI: 10.4284/0038-4038-77.4.885