Innovation, cooperation and business performance: Some evidence from Indonesian small food processing cluster

Journal of Agribusiness in Developing and Emerging Economies

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 75-96

  Najib, Mukhamad ^a   Kiminami, Akira ^b  

^a BOGOR AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (Indonesia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Food industry; Indonesia; Innovation; Rural areas; Small to medium sized enterprises

Indexed keywords

EID: 84869505522     PISSN: 20440839     EISSN: 20440847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/20440831111131523     Document Type: Article

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