Domestic competitive position and export strategy of Japanese manufacturing firms: 1971-1985

Management Science

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 610-622

  Ito, Kiyohiko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Domestic Competition; Export; Market Share

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; ECONOMICS; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; MANUFACTURE; OPERATIONS RESEARCH; PERFORMANCE; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

DOMESTIC COMPETITION; EXPORT; MANUFACTURING FIRM;

MANAGEMENT SCIENCE;

EID: 0031130307     PISSN: 00251909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/mnsc.43.5.610     Document Type: Article

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