Benefits-based drivers of exporters' attitudinal commitment toward their foreign distributors: A longitudinal study

International Marketing Review

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 606-629

  Obadia, Claude ^a  

^a Advancia Negocia   (France)

Author keywords

Buyer seller relationships; Exports; Imports

Indexed keywords

EID: 78349257000     PISSN: 02651335     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02651331011088254     Document Type: Article

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