Tomato processing firms' management: A comparative application of economic and financial analyses

American Journal of Applied Sciences

Volumn 11, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 1135-1151

  Iotti, Mattia ^a   Bonazzi, Giuseppe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Economic and financial analysis; Interest coverage ratios; Tomato processing industry

Indexed keywords

EID: 84899637679     PISSN: 15469239     EISSN: 15543641     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3844/ajassp.2014.1135.1151     Document Type: Article

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