International growth orientation of knowledge-intensive SMES

Journal of International Entrepreneurship

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 5-18

  Nummela, Niina ^a   Puumalainen, Kaisu ^b   Saarenketo, Sami ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b LAPPEENRANTA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Growth; International growth orientation; Knowledge intensive firms

Indexed keywords

EID: 25144460060     PISSN: 15707385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10843-005-0350-z     Document Type: Article

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