Social capital and its influence on changes in internationalization mode among small and medium-sized enterprises

Journal of International Marketing

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-29

  Chetty, Sylvie ^a   Agndal, Henrik ^b  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b STOCKHOLM SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Sweden)

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EID: 33947221547     PISSN: 1069031X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1509/jimk.15.1.001     Document Type: Review

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