Information flows and adaptation in Tanzanian cottage industries

Entrepreneurship and Regional Development

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 365-388

  Kristiansen, Stein ^a   Kimeme, Joseph ^b   Mbwambo, Andrew ^b   Wahid, Fathul ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGDER   (Norway)

^b MZUMBE UNIVERSITY   (Tanzania)

^c ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY OF INDONESIA   (Indonesia)

Author keywords

Africa; Garment; Location; Small scale; Woodwork

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE; INFORMATION; MANUFACTURING;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TANZANIA; WORLD;

EID: 26844462981     PISSN: 08985626     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08985620500275547     Document Type: Article

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