Drivers and outcomes of importer adaptation in international buyer-seller relationships

Journal of World Business

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 527-543

  Leonidou, Leonidas C ^a   Palihawadana, Dayananda ^b   Chari, Simos ^b   Leonidou, Constantinos N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CYPRUS   (Cyprus)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Buyer seller relationships; Importing; Relationship performance

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052533522     PISSN: 10909516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jwb.2010.10.013     Document Type: Article

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