The effects of entrepreneurial proclivity and foreign market knowledge on early internationalization

Journal of World Business

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 281-293

  Zhou, Lianxi ^a  

^a LINGNAN UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Born global; Early internationalization; Entrepreneurial proclivity; Foreign market knowledge; International entrepreneurship

Indexed keywords

EID: 34447263814     PISSN: 10909516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jwb.2007.04.009     Document Type: Article

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