Industrial recruitment and economic development: A comparative analysis of competing south-eastern cities using perceptual mapping

Journal of Business and Industrial Marketing

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 460-468

  Festervand, Troy A ^a  

^a MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Economic development; Industrial marketing; Real estate

Indexed keywords

EID: 8644279706     PISSN: 08858624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/08858620410564409     Document Type: Article

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