Relationship capabilities, quality, and innovation as determinants of export performance

Journal of International Marketing

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 47-70

  Lages, Luis Filipe ^a   Silva, Graça ^a,b   Styles, Chris ^c  

^a NOVA SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Export performance; Innovation; Quality; Relationship capabilities; Resource based view

Indexed keywords

EID: 73349134620     PISSN: 1069031X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1509/jimk.17.4.47     Document Type: Article

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