The perceived usefulness of network experiential knowledge in the internationalizing firm

Journal of International Management

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 355-373

  Blomstermo, Anders ^c   Eriksson, Kent ^a   Lindstrand, Angelika ^b   Sharma, D Deo ^b  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b STOCKHOLM SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Sweden)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Internationalizing firm; Network experiential knowledge; Perceived usefulness

Indexed keywords

EID: 4344562074     PISSN: 10754253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.intman.2004.05.004     Document Type: Article

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