Has the global financial crisis had different effects on innovation performance in the agri-food sector by comparison to the rest of the economy?

Trends in Food Science and Technology

Volumn 50, Issue , 2016, Pages 230-242

  Zouaghi, Ferdaous ^a   Sánchez, Mercedes ^a  

^a PUBLIC UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Agribusiness; Economic crisis; Firm performance; Innovation; Innovative sales

Indexed keywords

COMMERCE; COMPETITION; FINANCE; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; RANDOM PROCESSES;

AGRIBUSINESS; ECONOMIC CRISIS; FIRM PERFORMANCE; GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS; INNOVATIVE PERFORMANCE; NON-TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS; RADICAL AND INCREMENTAL INNOVATIONS; TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION;

INNOVATION;

EID: 84956864915     PISSN: 09242244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tifs.2016.01.014     Document Type: Note

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