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The impact of firm and export characteristics on the accuracy of export sales forecasts: evidence from UK exporters

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  • Diamantopoulos, Adamantios & Winklhofer, Heidi, 1999. "The impact of firm and export characteristics on the accuracy of export sales forecasts: evidence from UK exporters," International Journal of Forecasting, Elsevier, vol. 15(1), pages 67-81, February.
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    2. Winklhofer, Heidi & Diamantopoulos, Adamantios, 2003. "A model of export sales forecasting behavior and performance: development and testing," International Journal of Forecasting, Elsevier, vol. 19(2), pages 271-285.
    3. Kalchschmidt, Matteo, 2012. "Best practices in demand forecasting: Tests of universalistic, contingency and configurational theories," International Journal of Production Economics, Elsevier, vol. 140(2), pages 782-793.
    4. Zotteri, Giulio & Kalchschmidt, Matteo, 2007. "Forecasting practices: Empirical evidence and a framework for research," International Journal of Production Economics, Elsevier, vol. 108(1-2), pages 84-99, July.
    5. Sohrabpour, Vahid & Oghazi, Pejvak & Toorajipour, Reza & Nazarpour, Ali, 2021. "Export sales forecasting using artificial intelligence," Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Elsevier, vol. 163(C).

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