The adoption, diffusion, and evolution of organizational form: Insights from the agrifood sector

Managerial and Decision Economics

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 243-259

  James, Harvey S ^a   Klein, Peter G ^a   Sykuta, Michael E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

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EID: 79955757527     PISSN: 01436570     EISSN: 10991468     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mde.1531     Document Type: Article

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