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Corruption in the Retail Industry. / Aßländer, Michael; Сторчевой, Максим Анатольевич.

The Handbook of Business and Corruption: Cross-Sectoral Experiences. ed. / Michael S. Aßländer; Sarah Hudson. Emerald Group Publishing Ltd., 2017. p. 481-505.

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Aßländer, M & Сторчевой, МА 2017, Corruption in the Retail Industry. in MS Aßländer & S Hudson (eds), The Handbook of Business and Corruption: Cross-Sectoral Experiences. Emerald Group Publishing Ltd., pp. 481-505. <https://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/book/10.1108/9781786354457>

APA

Aßländer, M., & Сторчевой, М. А. (2017). Corruption in the Retail Industry. In M. S. Aßländer, & S. Hudson (Eds.), The Handbook of Business and Corruption: Cross-Sectoral Experiences (pp. 481-505). Emerald Group Publishing Ltd.. https://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/book/10.1108/9781786354457

Vancouver

Aßländer M, Сторчевой МА. Corruption in the Retail Industry. In Aßländer MS, Hudson S, editors, The Handbook of Business and Corruption: Cross-Sectoral Experiences. Emerald Group Publishing Ltd. 2017. p. 481-505

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Aßländer, Michael ; Сторчевой, Максим Анатольевич. / Corruption in the Retail Industry. The Handbook of Business and Corruption: Cross-Sectoral Experiences. editor / Michael S. Aßländer ; Sarah Hudson. Emerald Group Publishing Ltd., 2017. pp. 481-505

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