Determinants of industry performance: Region vs. country effects in knowledge-intensive service industries

Service Industries Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 297-316

  Chen, Yi Min ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF KAOHSIUNG   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Industry organisation; International economics; Knowledge intensive service industries; Performance; Strategic management

Indexed keywords

DATA SET; INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE; MANAGEMENT; PROFITABILITY; SERVICE SECTOR; STRATEGIC APPROACH;

EID: 70349807896     PISSN: 02642069     EISSN: 17439507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02642060701846754     Document Type: Article

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