Follow the leader? Adoption behavior in food retailers’ decision to offer fresh irradiated ground beef

Agribusiness

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 547-568

  Jaenicke, Edward C ^a   Harrison, R Wesley ^b   Jensen, Kimberly L ^c   Jakus, Paul M ^d  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^d UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 85001643878     PISSN: 07424477     EISSN: 15206297     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/agr.20103     Document Type: Article

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