Strategic planning and agribusiness: An exploratory study of the adoption of strategic planning techniques by co-operatives

British Food Journal

Volumn 99, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 401-408

  Miles, Morgan P ^a   White, John B ^a   Munilla, Linda S ^a  

^a GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (Georgia)

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EID: 84986135372     PISSN: 0007070X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00070709710196481     Document Type: Article

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