Activists and corporate behavior in food processing and retailing: A sequential bargaining game

Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 79-93

  Hudson, Darren ^a   Lusk, Jayson ^b  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Activists; Corporate behavior; Food industries; Sequential bargaining game

Indexed keywords

EID: 2942525069     PISSN: 10685502     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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