The role of matching in the foreign market entry process in the Baltic States

European Journal of Marketing

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 75-88

  Ghauri, Pervez N ^a   Holstius, Karin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Baltic States; Economic conditions; Macroeconomics; Market entry

Indexed keywords

EID: 0007184089     PISSN: 03090566     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/03090569610106671     Document Type: Article

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