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Dictionary of strategy: Strategic management A-Z / Louise Kelly, Chris Booth.

p. cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 0-7619-3072-8 (cloth) — ISBN 0-7619-3073-6 (pbk.)

1. Strategic planning—Dictionaries. I. Booth, Chris II. Title.

HD30.28.K454 2004

658′.003—dc22

2003028043

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