Export intermediation and the internet: An activity-unbundling approach

International Marketing Review

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 147-164

  Andersen, Poul Houman ^a  

^a AARHUS SCHOOL OF BUSINESS   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Electronic commerce; Exports; International business; Marketing management; Transaction costs

Indexed keywords

EID: 18244384953     PISSN: 02651335     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02651330510593250     Document Type: Article

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