The impact of capacity on firm performance: A study of the liner shipping industry

International Journal of Shipping and Transport Logistics

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 57-71

  Lun, Venus Y H ^a   Marlow, Peter ^b,c,d  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c International Association of Maritime Economists   (Canada)

^d DALIAN MARITIME UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Container shipping; Empirical research; Firm capacity; Firm performance; Liner shipping

Indexed keywords

EID: 79251474027     PISSN: 17566517     EISSN: 17566525     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJSTL.2011.037819     Document Type: Article

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