Importer purchase behavior: Guidelines for Asian exporters

Exporters from the Asian developing countries face ever increasing competition as they try to penetrate the United States market. To compete successfully, exporters must understand the purchasing behavior of U.S. importers. This article presents the results of an empirical study of the supplier sele...

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Published in:Journal of business research 1995, Vol.32 (1), p.41-47
Main Authors: Deng, Shengliang, Wortzel, Lawrence H.
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Purchasing
Statistical analysis
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