Operations strategy in an emerging economy: The case of the Ghanaian manufacturing industry

Journal of Operations Management

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 59-79

  Amoako Gyampah, Kwasi ^a   Boye, Samuel S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GHANA   (Ghana)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT;

OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT;

OPERATIONS RESEARCH;

EID: 0035155250     PISSN: 02726963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0272-6963(00)00046-2     Document Type: Article

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