Assessing the Resource Base of Japanese and U.S. Auto Producers: A Stochastic Frontier Production Function Approach

Marvin B. Lieberman
Marvin B. Lieberman
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Anderson School of Management, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90095-1481
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Rajeev Dhawan
Rajeev Dhawan
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J. Mack Robinson College of Business, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia 30303
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Marvin B. Lieberman

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Anderson School of Management, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90095-1481

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Rajeev Dhawan

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J. Mack Robinson College of Business, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia 30303

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Published Online:1 Jul 2005https://doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.1050.0416

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