Towards an understanding of cross-national similarities and differences in export information utilization:A perceptual mapping approach

International Marketing Review

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 17-43

  Diamantopoulos, Adamantios ^a   Souchon, Anne L ^b   Durden, Geoffrey R ^c   Axinn, Catherine N ^d   Holzmüller, Hartmut H ^e  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e TU DORTMUND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Data communications; Export; Information exchange

Indexed keywords

EID: 0242361117     PISSN: 02651335     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02651330310462257     Document Type: Article

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