Investment decision making in UK manufacturing industry

Management Decision

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 62-71

  Wilkes, F M ^a   Samuels, J M ^a   Greenfield, S M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Advanced manufacturing technologies; Appraisals; Industry; Intangibility; Investment; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846073433     PISSN: 00251747     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00251749610115189     Document Type: Article

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