Innovation and the Quality of Labour Factor: An Empirical Investigation in the French Food Industry

Small Business Economics

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 389-400

  Huiban, Jean Pierre ^a   Bouhsina, Zouhair ^a  

^a Departement d'Economie l'Institut N   (France)

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EID: 0032385443     PISSN: 0921898X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007967415716     Document Type: Article

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