Tea Industry
The 2013 Import and Export Market for Tea in Sri Lanka
By Professor Philip M. Parker, Ph. D. Chaired Professor of Management Science INSEAD (Singapore & Fontainebleau, France)
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About the Author
Dr. Philip M. Parker is the Chaired Professor of Management Science at INSEAD where he has taught courses on multivariate statistics and global competitive strategy since 1988. He has also taught courses at MIT, Stanford University, Harvard University, UCLA, UCSD, and the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. He is the author of six books on the economic convergence of nations. These books introduce the notion of “physioeconomics” which foresees a lack of global convergence in economic behaviors due to physiological
By Professor Philip M. Parker, Ph. D. Chaired Professor of Management Science INSEAD (Singapore & Fontainebleau, France)
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©2013 ICON Group Ltd.
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About the Author
Dr. Philip M. Parker is the Chaired Professor of Management Science at INSEAD where he has taught courses on multivariate statistics and global competitive strategy since 1988. He has also taught courses at MIT, Stanford University, Harvard University, UCLA, UCSD, and the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. He is the author of six books on the economic convergence of nations. These books introduce the notion of “physioeconomics” which foresees a lack of global convergence in economic behaviors due to physiological