Export information acquisition modes: Measure development and validation

International Marketing Review

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 143-168

  Souchon, Anne L ^a   Diamantopoulos, Adamantios ^b  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^b LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Decision making; Export; Information; International marketing; Marketing research

Indexed keywords

EID: 0006430638     PISSN: 02651335     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02651339910267835     Document Type: Article

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