Determinants of export performance across service types: A conceptual model

Journal of Services Marketing

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 379-391

  La, Vinh Q ^a   Patterson, Paul G ^a   Styles, Chris W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Contingency planning; Exports; International marketing; International trade

Indexed keywords

EID: 29044439514     PISSN: 08876045     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/08876040510620157     Document Type: Article

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