Innovation spells in the multinational agri-food sector

Technovation

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 599-614

  Alfranca, Oscar ^a   Rama, Ruth ^a   Von Tunzelmann, Nicholas ^a  

^a CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Design; Food and drink industry; Food and drink multinationals; Innovation; Patents; Technological leadership

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY; BEVERAGES; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; PATENTS AND INVENTIONS; PRODUCT DESIGN; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT;

FOOD AND DRINK INDUSTRY; FOOD AND DRINK MULTINATIONALS; INNOVATION; TECHNOLOGICAL LEADERSHIP;

FOOD PRODUCTS PLANTS;

EID: 3042772350     PISSN: 01664972     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-4972(02)00129-3     Document Type: Article

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