International channels of distribution: The role of centralization

Journal of Global Marketing

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 87-104

  Shoham, Aviv ^a   Rose, Gregory M ^b   Kropp, Fredric ^c  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

^c BOND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

International channels of distribution; International decision making centralization; Israeli exporters; Scale of centralization

Indexed keywords

EID: 0346404353     PISSN: 08911762     EISSN: 15286975     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J042v13n01_06     Document Type: Article

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