Exchange rate pass-through and international pricing strategy: A conceptual framework and research propositions

Journal of International Business Studies

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 249-268

  Clark, Terry ^a   Kotabe, Masaaki ^b   Rajaratnam, Dan ^c  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BAYLOR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0033417980     PISSN: 00472506     EISSN: 14786990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jibs.8490069     Document Type: Article

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