New directions for international retail joint venture research

International Review of Retail, Distribution and Consumer Research

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 159-179

  Palmer, Mark ^a   Owens, Martin ^a  

^a ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

entry modes; International joint ventures; internationalization; market entry; retailing

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547816115     PISSN: 09593969     EISSN: 14664402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593960600572183     Document Type: Article

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