Sources of competitive advantage and firm performance: The case of Sri Lankan value-added tea producers

Asia Pacific Journal of Management

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 73-90

  Ariyawardana, Anoma ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERADENIYA   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Firm performance; Resource based view; Sri Lanka; Strategic groups; Strategy based view; Tea industry

Indexed keywords

EID: 33644802403     PISSN: 02174561     EISSN: 15729958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022068513210     Document Type: Article

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