"A roasted duck can still fly away": A case study of technology, nationality, culture and the rapid and early internationalization of the firm

Journal of World Business

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 336-349

  Zhang, Marina Y ^a   Dodgson, Mark ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Internationalization; Korea; National and cultural influences; Technical standards; Technology based entrepreneurship

Indexed keywords

EID: 34447274781     PISSN: 10909516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jwb.2007.04.005     Document Type: Article

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