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National Real Estate Investor September 1, 2006 Dees Stribling	Breaking Down Walls Client relationship management -- the hottest buzzword in corporate real estate circles these days -- is taking on heightened importance even as several real estate functions are being outsourced.
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Global Services August 14, 2008 Phil Fersht	Dodging the Outsourcing Landmines With growing reliance on their providers to deliver, greater scrutiny by boards and their auditors, and such, driving change deep into firms, execs governing outsourcing relationships have become a lightning rod for criticism.
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