Marketing and business assistance needs perceived by tennessee forest products firms

Forest Products Journal

Volumn 50, Issue 7-8, 2000, Pages 48-54

  Jensen, Kim ^a   Pompelli, Greg ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

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EID: 0347737733     PISSN: 00157473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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