The internationalisation of business service firms: A stages approach

Service Industries Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 68-88

  Roberts, Joanne ^a  

^a NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS SERVICE; GLOBALIZATION; SERVICE SECTOR;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0033493973     PISSN: 02642069     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02642069900000045     Document Type: Article

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