Strategic fit in the general freight motor carrier industry

Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 490-506

  Scheraga, Carl A ^a  

^a FAIRFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Malmquist productivity index; Motor carriers; Operating efficiency; Strategic focus; Technological change

Indexed keywords

FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION;

FIRM SIZE; MALMQUIST PRODUCTIVITY INDEX; MARKET NICHE; MOTOR CARRIER INDUSTRY; MOTOR CARRIERS; OPERATING EFFICIENCY; SIZE GROWTHS; STRATEGIC FIT; STRATEGIC FOCUS; TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE;

EFFICIENCY;

BIFURCATION; FIRM SIZE; FREIGHT TRANSPORT; PRODUCTIVITY; STRATEGIC APPROACH; TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY; TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE;

EID: 79952037255     PISSN: 13665545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tre.2010.11.014     Document Type: Article

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