The virtual internationalisation process of Italian SMEs in the food industry

International Journal of Business Performance Management

Volumn 4, Issue 2-4, 2002, Pages 231-247

  Giustiniano, Luca ^a   Fratocchi, Luciano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

Author keywords

E commerce; internationalisation; internet; olive oil; small and medium enterprises (SMEs); wine

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746906619     PISSN: 13684892     EISSN: 17415039     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/ijbpm.2002.000117     Document Type: Article

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