en brand and human resource also follows other scholars » who advocate the need for B2B brands to actively engage employees in the brand building process.with all research, limitations exist which should not be ignored. This research has focused on B2B IT services in the UK. It is debatable if the findings presented here generalize to other markets, sectors or countries.
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