Constraints facing small western firms in transitional markets

European Business Review

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 187-213

  Freeman, Susan ^a   Reid, Imogen ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Czech Republic; Emerging markets; Market entry; Poland; Small enterprises

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646368713     PISSN: 0955534X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09555340610663728     Document Type: Article

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