Export marketing information-gathering and processing in small and medium-sized enterprises

Marketing Intelligence and Planning

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 477-492

  Williams, Jasmine E M ^a,b  

^a CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Decision making; Exports; Marketing information; Small to medium sized enterprises

Indexed keywords

EID: 33747186672     PISSN: 02634503     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02634500610682872     Document Type: Article

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