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Driving through change at speed: Opportunity conditions and entrepreneurial responses in the history of the express industry

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Driving through change at speed: Opportunity conditions and entrepreneurial responses in the history of the express industry. / Gil-López, Águeda; Román, Elena San; Jack, Sarah et al.
In: Revista de Historia Industrial, Vol. 30, No. 81, 22.03.2021, p. 21-53.

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Gil-López Á, Román ES, Jack S, Zozimo R. Driving through change at speed: Opportunity conditions and entrepreneurial responses in the history of the express industry. Revista de Historia Industrial. 2021 Mar 22;30(81):21-53. doi: 10.1344/rhi.v30i81.31636

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Gil-López, Águeda ; Román, Elena San ; Jack, Sarah et al. / Driving through change at speed : Opportunity conditions and entrepreneurial responses in the history of the express industry. In: Revista de Historia Industrial. 2021 ; Vol. 30, No. 81. pp. 21-53.

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