The role of productive efficiency on entry and post-entry performance under different strategic orientation: The case of the greek plastics and rubber industry

Managerial and Decision Economics

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 37-55

  Tsekouras, Kostas ^a   Skuras, Dimitris ^a   Daskalopoulou, Irene ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PELOPONNESE   (Greece)

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EID: 38949127708     PISSN: 01436570     EISSN: 10991468     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mde.1399     Document Type: Article

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