Structuring dyadic relationships between export producers and intermediaries

European Journal of International Management

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 302-327

  Chintakananda, Asda ^a   York, Anne S ^b   O'Neill, Hugh M ^c   Peng, Mike W ^d  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Agency theory; Dyads; Export intermediary; Export producer; Exports; Transaction cost theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 67651244667     PISSN: 17516757     EISSN: 17516765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/EJIM.2009.026994     Document Type: Article

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