Conditions for successful strategic alliances in the food industry

International Food and Agribusiness Management Review

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 221-248

  Adams, Claire Louise ^a   Goldsmith, Peter D ^a,b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

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EID: 0007160170     PISSN: 15592448     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1096-7508(00)00017-3     Document Type: Article

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