Productivity growth of European retailers: A benchmarking approach

Journal of Economic Studies

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 288-313

  de Jorge Moreno, Justo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALCALÁ   (Spain)

Author keywords

Benchmarking; Productivity rate; Resource efficiency

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955296856     PISSN: 01443585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01443581011061285     Document Type: Article

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