SMES' internationalization: Firms and managerial factors

International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour and Research

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 258-279

  Suárez Ortega, Sonia M ^a   Álamo Vera, Francisca R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Exports; International business; Small enterprises; Spain; Winemaking

Indexed keywords

EID: 22544473329     PISSN: 13552554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13552550510603298     Document Type: Article

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