Organizational structure in agricultural production alliances

International Food and Agribusiness Management Review

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 149-165

  Cozzarin, Brian P ^a   Barry, Peter J ^b  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

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

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EID: 0032337570     PISSN: 15592448     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1096-7508(99)80033-0     Document Type: Article

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