Competitive positioning and market orientation: Two interrelated constructs

European Journal of Innovation Management

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 190-198

  Bigné, Enrique ^a   Vila López, Natalia ^b   Küster Boluda, Inés ^b  

^a University of Castellón   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Chambers of commerce; Europe; Model; Organizational structure; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986116820     PISSN: 14601060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14601060010352443     Document Type: Article

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