Modelling the origins of managerial ability in agricultural production

Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 413-436

  Nuthall, Peter ^a  

^a LINCOLN UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Explaining ability; Importance of contributors to ability; Improving managerial ability; Managerial ability; Origins of ability

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; AGRICULTURAL MODELING; AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; DECISION MAKING; FARMERS ATTITUDE; FARMERS KNOWLEDGE;

EID: 67649230552     PISSN: 1364985X     EISSN: 14678489     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8489.2009.00459.x     Document Type: Article

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