Vertical integration and economic performance: a managerial capability framework

Management Decision

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 217-226

  Peyrefitte, Joseph ^a   Golden, Peggy A ^b   Brice, Jeff ^a  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Corporate strategy; Economic growth; Management styles; Vertical integration

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986145253     PISSN: 00251747     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00251740210420165     Document Type: Article

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