International venturing by emerging economy firms: The effects of firm capabilities, home country networks, and corporate entrepreneurship

Journal of International Business Studies

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 519-540

  Yiu, Daphne W ^a   Lau, ChungMing ^a   Bruton, Garry D ^b  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

China; Corporate entrepreneurship; Firm capabilities; International venturing; Networks

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547335244     PISSN: 00472506     EISSN: 14786990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jibs.8400278     Document Type: Article

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