Investments in tracking and tracing systems in the food industry: A PLS analysis

Food Policy

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 102-113

  Heyder, Matthias ^a   Theuvsen, Ludwig ^a   Hollmann Hespos, Thorsten ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b Chamber of Agriculture for Lower Saxony   (Germany)

Author keywords

Food industry; Investment model; Investments; Traceability; Tracking and tracing

Indexed keywords

AGROINDUSTRY; CAPITAL FLOW; FOOD INDUSTRY; INDUSTRIAL INVESTMENT; INVESTMENT LOCATION; LEAST SQUARES METHOD; THEORETICAL STUDY;

GERMANY;

EID: 84855284190     PISSN: 03069192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2011.11.006     Document Type: Article

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