Psychic Distance and Australian Export Market Selection

Australian Journal of Management

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 73-94

  Brewewer, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

INTERNATIONAL MARKET SELECTION; PSYCHIC DISTANCE

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992838200     PISSN: 03128962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/031289620703200105     Document Type: Article

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