Analyzing internationalization configurations of SME's: The purchaser's perspective

Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 137-151

  Knudsen, Mette Præst ^a   Servais, Per ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Export; International purchasing; Internationalization

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548492018     PISSN: 14784092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pursup.2007.06.002     Document Type: Article

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