Psychic distance, its impact and coping modes Interpretations of SME decision makers

Management International Review

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 199-224

  Child, John ^a   Rodrigues, Suzana B ^a   Frynas, J George ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brazil; Coping strategies; Exporting; Interpretation; Psychic distance; SMEs; UK

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449500926     PISSN: 09388249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11575-008-0136-3     Document Type: Article

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