Being an entrepreneurial exporter: Does it pay?

International Business Review

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 233-252

  Balabanis, George I ^a   Katsikea, Eva S ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Entrepreneurial posture; Export performance; International marketing

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037375130     PISSN: 09695931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-5931(02)00098-7     Document Type: Article

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