Product and process innovation in the Italian food industry

Agribusiness

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 503-518

  Capitanio, Fabian ^a   Coppola, Adele ^a   Pascucci, Stefano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

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EID: 78651518957     PISSN: 07424477     EISSN: 15206297     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/agr.20239     Document Type: Article

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