Theoretical milestones in international business: The journey to international entrepreneurship theory

Journal of International Entrepreneurship

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 5-25

  Mtigwe, Bruce ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Entrepreneurship; Foreign investment theories; International business

Indexed keywords

EID: 37849185348     PISSN: 15707385     EISSN: 15737349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10843-006-5872-5     Document Type: Article

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