Innovation and profitability of global food firms. Testing for differences in the influence of the home base

Environment and Planning A

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 735-751

  Rama, R ^a  

^a CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOOD INDUSTRY; INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE; MULTINATIONAL ENTERPRISE; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 0033061699     PISSN: 0308518X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1068/a310735     Document Type: Article

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