Globally oriented small- and medium-sized enterprises: In search of an integrative framework and competitive determinants

International Journal of Globalisation and Small Business

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 374-392

  Nkongolo Bakenda, Jean Marie ^a   Anderson, Robert ^a   Ito, Jack ^a   Garven, Garnet ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Competitiveness; Globalisation; Internationalisation; Multinational; SME

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847688398     PISSN: 14793059     EISSN: 14793067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJGSB.2006.012186     Document Type: Article

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