Can Strategic Capabilities Affect Performance? Application of RBV to Small Food Businesses

Agribusiness

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 416-436

  Carraresi, Laura ^a   Mamaqi, Xhevrie ^b   Albisu, Luis Miguel ^c   Banterle, Alessandro ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^c Agrifood Institute of Aragón IA2   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

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EID: 84978861823     PISSN: 07424477     EISSN: 15206297     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/agr.21451     Document Type: Article

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