Gaining legitimacy in converging industries: Evidence from the emerging market of functional food

European Management Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 462-475

  Lamberti, Lucio ^a   Lettieri, Emanuele ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Emerging market; Functional food; Industry convergence; Legitimacy; Legitimation; Stakeholder

Indexed keywords

EID: 80555131172     PISSN: 02632373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.emj.2011.08.002     Document Type: Article

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