Investment decisions in Australian manufacturing

Technovation

Volumn 18, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 689-695

  Beaumont, N B ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 0041516801     PISSN: 01664972     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-4972(98)00066-2     Document Type: Article

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