Internationalizing SME nontraditional exporters and their Internet use idiosyncrasies

Perspectives on Global Development and Technology

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 229-244

  Hinson, Robert ^a   Abor, Joshua ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GHANA BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Ghana; Internationalization; Internet; NTEs; SMEs

Indexed keywords

EXPORT; GLOBALIZATION; INTERNET; SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISE;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; GHANA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA; WORLD;

EID: 25844505005     PISSN: 15691500     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/1569150054738998     Document Type: Article

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