Intra- and interfirm coordination of export manufacturers: A cluster analysis of indigenous chinese exporters

Journal of International Marketing

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 108-135

  Zhang, Chun ^a   Hu, Zuohao ^b   Gu, Flora F ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^b Tsinghua University   (China)

^c HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Clustering analysis; Export; Interfirm coordination; Intrafirm coordination; Relationship management

Indexed keywords

EID: 53349091623     PISSN: 1069031X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1509/jimk.16.3.108     Document Type: Article

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