Determinants of export performance: A study of large Brazilian manufacturing firms

BAR - Brazilian Administration Review

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 107-132

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

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

Author keywords

Brazil; Export performance; International business

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955137116     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18077692     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1807-76922011000200002     Document Type: Article

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