The critical role of relationship quality in small- and medium-sized enterprise internationalization

Journal of Global Marketing

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 16-32

  Kuhlmeier, David B ^a   Knight, Gary ^b  

^a VALDOSTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Export; Foreign intermediary; Performance; Relationship quality; Resource based view; Small and medium sized enterprise

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951653234     PISSN: 08911762     EISSN: 15286975     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08911760903439636     Document Type: Article

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