Sustainable production and the performance of South African entrepreneurs in a global supply chain. The case of South African table grape producers

Sustainable Development

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 325-340

  Ras, Peter J ^a   Vermeulen, Walter J V ^b  

^a TSHWANE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Economic sustainability; Entrepreneurship; Global supply chain; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MARKET; DEVELOPING WORLD; ENTREPRENEUR; EXPORT; FRUIT PRODUCTION; GLOBAL TRADE; INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

VITACEAE;

EID: 70350149861     PISSN: 09680802     EISSN: 10991719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sd.427     Document Type: Article

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