Desperately seeking serendipity:Exploring the impact of country location on innovation in the wine industry

International Journal of Wine Business Research

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 302-320

  Gilinsky, Armand ^a   Santini, Cristina ^b   Lazzeretti, Luciana ^b   Eyler, Robert ^a  

^a SONOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Family firms; Italy; Small enterprises; Strategic management; United States of America; Wines

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986076237     PISSN: 17511062     EISSN: 17511070     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17511060810919425     Document Type: Article

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