Export market location decision and performance: The role of external networks and absorptive capacity

International Marketing Review

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 559-590

  He, Xinming ^a   Wei, Yingqi ^b  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Export market location; External networks; Network theory; Performance; Resource based view; Strategic fit

Indexed keywords

EID: 84887335986     PISSN: 02651335     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/IMR-09-2011-0232     Document Type: Article

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