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Original Articles

Formal Project Organization and Informal Social Networks: Regional Advantages in the Emergent Animation Industry in Oslo, Norway

Pages 1165-1181 | Received 01 Jan 2010, Accepted 01 Oct 2010, Published online: 02 Aug 2011

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