Empirical study of isolating mechanisms in UK companies

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 122, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 638-655

  Oktemgil, Mehmet ^a   Greenley, Gordon E ^b   Broderick, Amanda J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENCHMARKING; COMPETITION; DECISION MAKING; DECISION THEORY; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

COMPETITIVE BARRIERS; ISOLATING MECHANISMS;

OPERATIONS RESEARCH;

EID: 0033896563     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-2217(99)00077-6     Document Type: Article

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