Competitive environmental scanning and export involvement: An initial inquiry

International Marketing Review

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 65-80

  Lim, Jeen Su ^a   Sharkey, Thomas W ^a   Kim, Ken I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

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EID: 0039055458     PISSN: 02651335     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02651339610111353     Document Type: Article

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