U.K. SMEs' decision to discontinue exporting: An exploratory investigation into practices within the clothing industry

Journal of Business Venturing

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 561-587

  Crick, Dave ^a  

^a BIRMINGHAM CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Export; Internationalisation; Public policy; SMEs

Indexed keywords

EID: 2342504635     PISSN: 08839026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0883-9026(03)00032-6     Document Type: Article

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