Firm characteristics and export propensity: A comparison of manufacturers and manufacturing-based service providers

International Business Review

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 521-534

  Javalgi, Rajshekhar G ^a   Lawson, Diana ^b   Gross, Andrew C ^a   White, D Steven ^c  

^a CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS DARTMOUTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Export propensity; Firm characteristics; Services exporting

Indexed keywords

EID: 0040094093     PISSN: 09695931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0969-5931(98)00027-4     Document Type: Article

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