Dependence, trust, and relational behavior on the part of foreign subsidiary marketing operations: Implications for managing global marketing operations

Journal of Marketing

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 51-66

  Hewett, Kelly ^a   Bearden, William O ^a  

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EID: 0035601866     PISSN: 00222429     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1509/jmkg.65.4.51.18380     Document Type: Article

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