Determinants of product and process innovation in small food manufacturing firms

Trends in Food Science and Technology

Volumn 15, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 474-483

  Avermaete, Tessa ^a   Viaene, Jacques ^a   Morgan, Eleanor J ^b   Pitts, Eamonn ^c   Crawford, Nick ^b   Mahon, Denise ^c  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

^c Rural Economy Research Centre Ireland   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LOGISTICS; PATENTS AND INVENTIONS; SURVEYING;

PROCESS INNOVATION; SMALL FOOD MANUFACTURING;

FOOD PRODUCTS;

EID: 4444314135     PISSN: 09242244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tifs.2004.04.005     Document Type: Article

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