Diversification, the resource view and productivity: Evidence from Italian manufacturing firms

Empirica

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 47-63

  Vannoni, Davide ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Diversification; Total factor productivity

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION; MANUFACTURING; TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY;

ITALY;

EID: 0033930830     PISSN: 03408744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007008813708     Document Type: Article

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