Determinants of importer commitment in international exchange: An agenda for future research

Journal of Management and Organization

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2009, Pages

  Abu Saleh, M ^a   Yunus Ali, M ^b  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Determinants of commitment; Importer behaviour; Importer commitment; Internationalisation process

Indexed keywords

EID: 78751590385     PISSN: 18333672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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