Strategic profiles of Brazilian exporters and performance implications

Journal of Business Research

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 250-257

  Carneiro, Jorge ^a   da Silva, Jorge Ferreira ^a,b   da Rocha, Angela ^a,b  

^a PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; Exporter; Firm; Manager; Strategic orientation

Indexed keywords

EID: 78751585438     PISSN: 01482963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusres.2009.11.009     Document Type: Article

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