Antecedents of importer relationship performance in Latin America

Journal of Business Research

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 258-265

  Bianchi, Constanza C ^a   Saleh, Md Abu ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chile; Commitment; Importer; Latin America; Relationship marketing; Trust

Indexed keywords

EID: 78751575923     PISSN: 01482963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusres.2009.11.010     Document Type: Article

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