Ranking of factors contributing to higher performance in the ocean transportation industry: A multi-attribute utility theory approach

Maritime Policy and Management

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 345-369

  Lagoudis, I N ^a   Lalwani, C S ^b   Naim, M M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE AEGEAN   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

^c CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMICS; MANAGEMENT; STRATEGIC PLANNING; WATERWAY TRANSPORTATION;

CORPORATE STRATEGY; ECONOMICS; MARITIME TRANSPORTATION; OPERATIONS TECHNOLOGY; RANKING;

EID: 33750078964     PISSN: 03088839     EISSN: 14645254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03088830600895568     Document Type: Article

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