Cooperative strategy, knowledge intensity and export performance of small and medium sized enterprises

Journal of World Business

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 124-138

  Haahti, Antti ^a   Madupu, Vivekananda ^b   Yavas, Ugur ^c   Babakus, Emin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAPLAND   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

^c EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 17144419192     PISSN: 10909516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jwb.2005.02.003     Document Type: Article

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