The impact of psychic distance on the internationalisation of the Australian firm

Journal of Global Marketing

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 47-68

  Fletcher, Richard ^a   Bohn, Jenifer ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australian firms; Internationalisation; Psychic distance

Indexed keywords

EID: 0010661355     PISSN: 08911762     EISSN: 15286975     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J042v12n02_04     Document Type: Article

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