An Investigation into the Overseas Expansion of Small Asian-Owned U.K. Firms

Small Business Economics

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 75-94

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

^a BIRMINGHAM CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0035632572     PISSN: 0921898X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1011180017485     Document Type: Article

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