An analytical review of the factors stimulating smaller firms to export: Implications for policy-makers

International Marketing Review

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 735-770

  Leonidou, Leonidas C ^a   Katsikeas, Constantine S ^b   Palihawadana, Dayananda ^b   Spyropoulou, Stavroula ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CYPRUS   (Cyprus)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Export markets; Exports; Small enterprises

Indexed keywords

EID: 35748952193     PISSN: 02651335     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02651330710832685     Document Type: Article

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