The born-global phenomenon: A comparative case study research

Journal of International Entrepreneurship

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 133-171

  Rialp, Alex ^a   Rialp, Josep ^a   Urbano, David ^a   Vaillant, Yancy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Born global firms; International entrepreneurship; Multiple case study; Spanish SMEs

Indexed keywords

EID: 28144455533     PISSN: 15707385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10843-005-4202-7     Document Type: Article

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