Allocation of decision rights in fruit and vegetable contracts in China

International Studies of Management and Organization

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 8-30

  Hu, Yamei ^a   Hendrikse, George ^b  

^a BEIJING JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

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EID: 73549097279     PISSN: 00208825     EISSN: 15580911     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2753/IMO0020-8825390401     Document Type: Article

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