Alliances and networks: Creating success in the uk fair trade market

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 86, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2009, Pages 109-126

  Davies, Iain A ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alliances and networks; Commercialization; Fair trade; Ideology

Indexed keywords

EID: 65049085905     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-008-9762-8     Document Type: Article

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