Small and medium-sized enterprises involved in technology transfer to China: What do their partners learn?

International Small Business Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 27-47

  Marcotte, Claude ^a   Niosi, Jorge ^b  

^a Canada   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Comparative studies; Learning; Small business; Technology transfer

Indexed keywords

EID: 13844294330     PISSN: 02662426     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0266242605048871     Document Type: Article

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