The structuration of relational space: Implications for firm and regional competitiveness

Industrial Marketing Management

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 372-381

  Nicholson, John ^a   Tsagdis, Dimitrios ^a   Brennan, Ross ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Geographic proximity; Regional competitiveness; Relational proximity; Relationship marketing; Structuration

Indexed keywords

EID: 84877824372     PISSN: 00198501     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.indmarman.2013.02.013     Document Type: Article

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