International entrepreneurship and geographic location: An empirical examination of new venture internationalization

Journal of International Business Studies

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 267-290

  Fernhaber, Stephanie A ^a   Gilbert, Brett Anitra ^b   McDougall, Patricia P ^c  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Geographic location; Industry clusters; International entrepreneurship

Indexed keywords

EID: 39649124024     PISSN: 00472506     EISSN: 14786990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jibs.8400342     Document Type: Article

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