1Gazala Masood, 2Dr. Javed Alam
1. Research Scholar, Faculty of Commerce and Management, Rama University, Kanpur.
2. Assistant Professor, Faculty of Commerce and Management, Rama University, Kanpur

MLA 8
Masood, Gazala, and Dr. Javed Alam. "SUSTAINABILITY CHALLENGES AND INNOVATION STRATEGY IN GREEN TELECOM-A REVIEW OF TELECOM INFRASTRUCTURE IN INDIA." Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research, vol. 4, no. 5, May 2019, pp. 4037-4066, ijsser.org/more2019.php?id=309. Accessed May 2019.
APA
Masood, G., & Alam, D. (2019, May). SUSTAINABILITY CHALLENGES AND INNOVATION STRATEGY IN GREEN TELECOM-A REVIEW OF TELECOM INFRASTRUCTURE IN INDIA. Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research, 4(5), 4037-4066. Retrieved from ijsser.org/more2019.php?id=309
Chicago
Masood, Gazala, and Dr. Javed Alam. "SUSTAINABILITY CHALLENGES AND INNOVATION STRATEGY IN GREEN TELECOM-A REVIEW OF TELECOM INFRASTRUCTURE IN INDIA." Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research 4, no. 5 (May 2019), 4037-4066. Accessed May, 2019. ijsser.org/more2019.php?id=309.

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