Profitability differences between MNE subsidiaries and domestic firms: The case of the food industry in Greece

Agribusiness

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 45-60

  Anastassopoulos, George ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

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EID: 34848818640     PISSN: 07424477     EISSN: 15206297     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/agr.10082     Document Type: Article

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