The critical role of product quality in the international performance of industrial firms

Industrial Marketing Management

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 493-506

  Calantone, Roger ^a   Knight, Gary ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0034311545     PISSN: 00198501     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0019-8501(00)00124-3     Document Type: Article

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