Types and sources of export information: Insights from small business

International Small Business Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 30-48

  Leonidou, Leonidas C ^a   Adams Florou, Athena S ^a  

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EID: 0006434724     PISSN: 02662426     EISSN: 17412870     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0266242699173002     Document Type: Article

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