Information internalization and hurdle rates in small and medium enterprise internationalization

Journal of International Business Studies

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 383-394

  Liesch, Peter W ^a   Knight, Gary A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0033438432     PISSN: 00472506     EISSN: 14786990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jibs.8490075     Document Type: Article

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