An investigation of export performance variations related to corporate export market orientation

European Business Review

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 5-19

  Akyol, Ayse ^a   Akehurst, Gary ^b  

^a TRAKYA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Export; Market orientation; Textile industry; Turkey

Indexed keywords

EID: 33744544865     PISSN: 0955534X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09555340310455155     Document Type: Article

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