The role of geographic concentration in promoting competitive advantage. The Norwegian furniture industry

Norsk Geografisk Tidsskrift

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 173-185

  Rusten, G ^a  

^a Institute for Research in Economics and Business Administration   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE; FURNITURE INDUSTRY; INDUSTRIAL CONCENTRATION; MANUFACTURING;

NORWAY;

EID: 0031420086     PISSN: 00291951     EISSN: 15025292     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00291959708542841     Document Type: Article

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