Stakeholder perceptions of alternative food entrepreneurs

World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 395-406

  Paloviita, Ari ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

Author keywords

Alternative food supply chains; Economic and environmental performance; Local food; Organic food; Small scale rural entrepreneurs; Stakeholders; Sustainable entrepreneurship; Trust

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956955425     PISSN: 17460573     EISSN: 17460581     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/WREMSD.2009.031627     Document Type: Article

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