Logistics innovation in Seaports: An inter-organizational perspective

Research in Transportation Business and Management

Volumn 8, Issue , 2013, Pages 123-133

  De Martino, Marcella ^a   Errichiello, Luisa ^a   Marasco, Alessandra ^a   Morvillo, Alfonso ^a  

^a Istituto Di Ricerche Sulle Attivita Terziarie Naples   (Italy)

Author keywords

Inter organizational network; Logistics innovation; Port Authority; Seaport

Indexed keywords

EID: 84885957748     PISSN: 22105395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rtbm.2013.05.001     Document Type: Article

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