Focus group discussions as a research and extension method: The case of personnel management issues in horticultural businesses

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 655, Issue , 2004, Pages 461-469

  Bitsch, Vera ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Extension methods; Focus group interviews; Human resource management; Labor management; Research methods

Indexed keywords

EID: 27544506757     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2004.655.56     Document Type: Conference Paper

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