Resource-Based and Institutional Perspectives on Export Channel Selection and Export Performance

Journal of Management

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 27-47

  He, Xinming ^a   Brouthers, Keith D ^b   Filatotchev, Igor ^c,d  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS   (Austria)

Author keywords

China; export channel; export performance; institutional theory; market orientation; resource based view

Indexed keywords

EID: 84870459817     PISSN: 01492063     EISSN: 15571211     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0149206312445926     Document Type: Article

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