Good Business Practices Improve Productivity in Myanmar’s Manufacturing Sector

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Good Business Practices Improve Productivity in Myanmar’s Manufacturing Sector. / Falco, Paolo; Hansen, Henrik; Rand, John; Tarp, Finn; Trifković, Neda.

I: Journal of Development Studies, Bind 59, Nr. 8, 2023, s. 1258-1282.

Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt

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Falco, P, Hansen, H, Rand, J, Tarp, F & Trifković, N 2023, 'Good Business Practices Improve Productivity in Myanmar’s Manufacturing Sector', Journal of Development Studies, bind 59, nr. 8, s. 1258-1282. https://doi.org/10.1080/00220388.2023.2218002

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Falco, P., Hansen, H., Rand, J., Tarp, F., & Trifković, N. (2023). Good Business Practices Improve Productivity in Myanmar’s Manufacturing Sector. Journal of Development Studies, 59(8), 1258-1282. https://doi.org/10.1080/00220388.2023.2218002

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Falco P, Hansen H, Rand J, Tarp F, Trifković N. Good Business Practices Improve Productivity in Myanmar’s Manufacturing Sector. Journal of Development Studies. 2023;59(8):1258-1282. https://doi.org/10.1080/00220388.2023.2218002

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Falco, Paolo ; Hansen, Henrik ; Rand, John ; Tarp, Finn ; Trifković, Neda. / Good Business Practices Improve Productivity in Myanmar’s Manufacturing Sector. I: Journal of Development Studies. 2023 ; Bind 59, Nr. 8. s. 1258-1282.

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