Occupational structure, technological innovation, and reorganization of production
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Firm organization , industrial structure , and technological innovation ’
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عنوان ژورنال: Labour Economics
سال: 2001
ISSN: 0927-5371
DOI: 10.1016/s0927-5371(00)00023-3