Export channel structure in a newly industrialized economy

Asia Pacific Journal of Management

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 317-333

  Lau, Ho Fuk ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Buyer's integrated channel; Channel integration; Hong Kong electronics industry

Indexed keywords

EID: 42149114476     PISSN: 02174561     EISSN: 15729958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10490-007-9055-2     Document Type: Article

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