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Should it stay or should it go?: Examining the shared services or outsourcing decision

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Should it stay or should it go? Examining the shared services or outsourcing decision. / Hesketh, Anthony J.
In: Strategic Outsourcing: An International Journal, Vol. 1, No. 2, 2008, p. 154-172.

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Hesketh AJ. Should it stay or should it go? Examining the shared services or outsourcing decision. Strategic Outsourcing: An International Journal. 2008;1(2):154-172. doi: 10.1108/17538290810897165

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Hesketh, Anthony J. / Should it stay or should it go? Examining the shared services or outsourcing decision. In: Strategic Outsourcing: An International Journal. 2008 ; Vol. 1, No. 2. pp. 154-172.

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