International learning: Antecedents and performance implications among newly internationalizing companies in an exporting context

International Marketing Review

Volumn 21, Issue 4-5, 2004, Pages 511-535

  Yeoh, Poh Lin ^a  

^a BENTLEY COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Business performance; Exports; International business; Learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 4444260584     PISSN: 02651335     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02651330410547171     Document Type: Article

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