CONSULTING AS AN INTERMEDIARY INSTITUTION IN THE BEAUTY INDUSTRY: INSTITUTIONAL ANALYSIS OF ACCESS BARRIERS AND SERVICE QUALITY
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https://doi.org/10.30888/2709-2267.2026-35-00-008Keywords:
Beauty industry, institutional analysis, regulatory models, access barriers, online education, management consulting, service qualityAbstract
The thesis presents the results of a comparative institutional analysis of access to the beauty profession. Based on a comparison of liberal (e.g., the United Kingdom) and regulated (e.g., certain US states - New York, California) regulatory models, it isMetrics
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