Structure, organizational behavior, and technical efficiency: The case of an Indian industry

Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 419-434

  Patibandla, Murali ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT   (India)

Author keywords

Capital market imperfections; Competition; D21; L11; L22; Organizational behavior; Structure; Technical efficiency

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032015811     PISSN: 01672681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-2681(97)00083-8     Document Type: Article

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