Prior conditions and early international commitment: The mediating role of domestic mindset

Journal of International Business Studies

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 160-176

  Nadkarni, Sucheta ^a   Perez, Pedro David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Domestic mindsets; Early internationalization; Mode of entry; Prior conditions

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847307635     PISSN: 00472506     EISSN: 14786990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jibs.8400248     Document Type: Article

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