Internationalization and performance: Evidence from spanish firms

Journal of Euromarketing

Volumn 16, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 87-103

  Martín Martín, Oscar ^a   Papadopoulos, Nicolas ^b  

^a PUBLIC UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRE   (Spain)

^b CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Export performance; International business; International marketing; International performance; Internationalization

Indexed keywords

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; EXPORT; GLOBALIZATION; INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; NUMERICAL MODEL;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 34247511639     PISSN: 10496483     EISSN: 15286967     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J037v16n01_07     Document Type: Article

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