Drivers of commitment and its impact on performance in cross-cultural buyer-seller relationships: The importer’s perspective

Journal of International Business Studies

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 757-783

  Skarmeas, Dionisis ^a   Katsikeas, Constantine S ^a   Schlegelmilch, Bodo B ^b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS   (Austria)

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EID: 0036905272     PISSN: 00472506     EISSN: 14786990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jibs.8491043     Document Type: Article

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