How do small rural food-processing firms compete? A resource-based approach to competitive strategies

Agricultural and Food Science

Volumn 13, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2004, Pages 1-156

  Forsman, Sari ^a  

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Competitive advantage; Competitive strategy; Food industry; LISREL; Multivariate data analysis; Resource based view; Resources; Rural areas; Small firms; Success

Indexed keywords

EID: 4444312170     PISSN: 14596067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.23986/afsci.5790     Document Type: Review

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