Antecedents of Export Venture Performance: A Theoretical Model and Empirical Assessment

Journal of Marketing

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 90-108

  Morgan, Neil A ^a   Kaleka, Anna ^c   Katsikeas, Constantine S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE

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EID: 1642634069     PISSN: 00222429     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1509/jmkg.68.1.90.24028     Document Type: Article

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