Assessment and reassessment of supply relationships: A case study in the Spanish wine industry

International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour and Research

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 82-106

  Redondo, Yolanda Polo ^a   Fierro, Jesús J Cambra ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD PABLO DE OLAVIDE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Small to medium sized enterprises; Spain; Supplier relations; Suppliers; Supply; Viticulture; Winemaking

Indexed keywords

EID: 33947141425     PISSN: 13552554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13552550710736929     Document Type: Article

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