Psychic distance revisited: A proposed conceptual framework and research agenda

Journal of Management and Organization

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 123-143

  Smith, Maxwell Shannon ^a   Dowling, Peter J ^b   Rose, Elizabeth L ^c  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c HELSINKI SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Finland)

Author keywords

Conceptual framework; International business; Psychic distance

Indexed keywords

EID: 79953866933     PISSN: 18333672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5172/jmo.2011.17.1.123     Document Type: Article

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