On distributor commitment in marketing channels for industrial products: Contrast between the United States and Japan

Journal of International Marketing

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 72-97

  Kim, Keysuk ^a   Oh, Changho ^b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Hanshin University   (South Korea)

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EID: 0346255411     PISSN: 1069031X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1509/jimk.10.1.72.19530     Document Type: Article

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