Determinants of firm competitiveness in Latin American emerging economies: Evidence from Brazil's auto-parts industry

International Journal of Operations and Production Management

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 501-523

  Mesquita, Luiz F ^a   Lazzarini, Sergio G ^b   Cronin, Patrick ^c  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Ibmec   (Brazil)

^c Garvin School of International Management   (United States)

Author keywords

Automotive industry; Brazil; Competitive analysis; Manufacturing industries

Indexed keywords

EID: 34047274443     PISSN: 01443577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01443570710742384     Document Type: Article

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