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Inter-firm Relationship Quality vs. Perceived Cultural Differences

International Journal of Management and Economics
Volume 45 (2015): Issue 1 (March 2015)
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/ijme-2015-0014 | Journal eISSN: 2543-5361 | Journal ISSN: 2299-9701
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Language: English
Page range: 7 - 31
Published on: Jun 27, 2015
Published by: Warsaw School of Economics
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Keywords:
cross-cultural management,
relationship marketing,
cultural differences,
international cooperation,
relationship quality
Related subjects:
Business and economics,
Political economics,
Economic theory, systems and structures,
Business management,
Management accounting, financial controlling, cost calculation, investment

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