Network dynamics and the internationalisation process of small advertising agencies

Service Industries Journal

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 809-829

  Boojihawon, Dev K ^a  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVERTISING; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; GLOBALIZATION; SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISE;

EID: 34548424114     PISSN: 02642069     EISSN: 17439507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02642060701453304     Document Type: Article

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