Mediated effects of export promotion programs on firm export performance

Asia Pacific Journal of Marketing and Logistics

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 93-110

  Shamsuddoha, A K ^a   Yunus Ali, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RAJSHAHI   (Bangladesh)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Developing countries; Exports

Indexed keywords

EID: 67650034614     PISSN: 13555855     EISSN: 17584248     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13555850610658255     Document Type: Article

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