Firm characteristics influencing export propensity: An empirical investigation by industry type

Journal of Business Research

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 217-228

  Javalgi, Rajshekhar G ^a   White, D Steven ^b   Lee, Oscar ^a  

^a CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS DARTMOUTH   (United States)

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EID: 0034148446     PISSN: 01482963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0148-2963(98)00065-4     Document Type: Article

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