Exporting success: A two country comparison of women entrepreneurs in international trade

International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 57-78

  Reavley, Martha A ^a   Lituchy, Terri ^b   McClelland, Emma ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

^b Canada   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Exporting; International trade; Women entrepreneurs

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750434066     PISSN: 14761297     EISSN: 17418054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJESB.2005.006070     Document Type: Article

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