Regional differences in the competitive characteristics of U.S. Machine tool companies

Growth and Change

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 269-290

  Kalafsky, Ronald V ^a   Macpherson, Alan D ^a  

^a DAEMEN COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPETITIVENESS; INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE; MANUFACTURING; REGIONAL PATTERN;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036622556     PISSN: 00174815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-2257.00191     Document Type: Article

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