Psychic distance in exporter-importer relationships: A grounded theory approach

International Business Review

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 184-198

  Prime, Nathalie ^a   Obadia, Claude ^b   Vida, Irena ^c  

^a ESCP EUROPE   (France)

^b ADVANCIA   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Exporting; Grounded theory; Psychic distance; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

EID: 64949148605     PISSN: 09695931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibusrev.2009.02.011     Document Type: Article

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