The effect of experience and absorptive capacity on foreign market knowledge

International Business Review

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 673-695

  Eriksson, Kent ^a   Chetty, Sylvie ^b  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Absorptive capacity; Business network; Dyadic relationship; Foreign market knowledge

Indexed keywords

EID: 0344155030     PISSN: 09695931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibusrev.2003.07.001     Document Type: Article

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