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Huawei

An Exceptional Example of Customer-Centered, Collaborative, and Decentralized Practices in the Telecommunication Industry

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This contribution is part of the joint project “BeDien—Begleitforschung für Personennahe Dienstleistungen” (Funding reference number: 02K17A081) funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research.

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Guerrero, R., Lattemann, C., Michalke, S. (2021). Huawei. In: Urbach, N., Röglinger, M., Kautz, K., Alias, R.A., Saunders, C., Wiener, M. (eds) Digitalization Cases Vol. 2. Management for Professionals. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-80003-1_8

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