The effects of relationship quality on export performance: A classification of small and medium-sized Turkish exporting firms operating in single export-market ventures

European Journal of Marketing

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 139-168

  Ural, Tulin ^a  

^a MUSTAFA KEMAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Export markets; Small to medium sized firms; Turkey

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349801953     PISSN: 03090566     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/03090560910923274     Document Type: Article

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