Revisiting the concentration versus spreading debate as a successful export growth strategy: The case of uk smes exporting agricultural-related products

Entrepreneurship and Regional Development

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 49-67

  Crick, Dave ^a   Chaudhry, Shiv ^a   Batstone, Stephen ^b  

^a University of Central   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Competitiveness; Export; Smes; Uk

Indexed keywords

AGROINDUSTRY; COMPETITIVENESS; EXPORT; SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISE;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0034056160     PISSN: 08985626     EISSN: 14645114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/089856200283081     Document Type: Article

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