The small and medium sized exporters' problems: An empirical analysis of Canadian manufacturers

Regional Studies

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 231-245

  Bagchi Sen, Sharmistha ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Canadian exporters; Competitive strategies; Export barriers; Product innovation; Small and medium sized manufacturers

Indexed keywords

EXPORT; INNOVATION; MANUFACTURING; SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISE;

CANADA;

EID: 0032772571     PISSN: 00343404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00343409950082427     Document Type: Article

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