SME internationalization research: Past, present, and future

Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 476-497

  Matlay, Harry ^a   Ruzzier, Mitja ^b   Hisrich, Robert D ^c   Antoncic, Bostjan ^d  

^a Arc Kranj ^*

^b Arc Kranj   (Slovenia)

^c Thunderbird: The American Graduate School of International Management   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PRIMORSKA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Research; Resources; Small to medium sized enterprises

Indexed keywords

EID: 33751239397     PISSN: 14626004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14626000610705705     Document Type: Article

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