Regional regulation analysis of performance in Spanish retailing

International Journal of Retail and Distribution Management

Volumn 34, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 773-793

  De Jorge Moreno, Justo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALCALÁ   (Spain)

Author keywords

Organizational performance; Regulation; Retailing; Spain

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748679318     PISSN: 09590552     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09590550610691356     Document Type: Article

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