The internationalization of US Internet portals: Does it fit the process model of internationalization?

Marketing Intelligence & Planning

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 23-36

  Kim, Daekwan ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Electronic commerce; Internationalization; Internet

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986031668     PISSN: 02634503     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02634500310458126     Document Type: Article

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