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The theory and practice of business networking. / Ford, David; Mouzas, Stefanos.
In: Industrial Marketing Management, Vol. 43, No. 3, 04.2013, p. 433-442.

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Ford, D & Mouzas, S 2013, 'The theory and practice of business networking', Industrial Marketing Management, vol. 43, no. 3, pp. 433-442. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indmarman.2013.02.012

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Ford D, Mouzas S. The theory and practice of business networking. Industrial Marketing Management. 2013 Apr;43(3):433-442. doi: 10.1016/j.indmarman.2013.02.012

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Ford, David ; Mouzas, Stefanos. / The theory and practice of business networking. In: Industrial Marketing Management. 2013 ; Vol. 43, No. 3. pp. 433-442.

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