Export information use in small and medium-sized industrial companies: An application of Diamantopoulos' and Souchon's scale

International Marketing Review

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 44-66+7+7+11

  Williams, Jasmine E M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Decision making; Export; Information; International marketing; Marketing research; Small to medium sized enterprises

Indexed keywords

EID: 0242298149     PISSN: 02651335     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02651330310462266     Document Type: Article

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