Perceptual product connection in an international context

International Business Review

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 301-320

  Eriksson, Kent ^a   Hadjikhani, Amjad ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Connection; Consumers; Country of origin; Network; Perception in an international context

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034195715     PISSN: 09695931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-5931(00)00003-2     Document Type: Article

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