Strategic groups of EU food manufacturers

Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 45-60

  Traill, W Bruce ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORPORATE STRATEGY; EUROPEAN UNION; FOOD INDUSTRY; MANUFACTURING;

EUROPE;

EID: 0034009170     PISSN: 0021857X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1477-9552.2000.tb01208.x     Document Type: Article

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