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A new approach to business innovation modes: the ‘Research, Technology and Human Resource Management (RTH) model’ in the ICT sector in Belarus

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Pages 1976-2000 | Received 11 Apr 2016, Accepted 18 Apr 2017, Published online: 12 May 2017

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