Partnership or self-reliance entry modes: Large and small technology-based enterprises' strategies in overseas markets

Journal of International Entrepreneurship

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 188-208

  Li, Lee ^a   Qian, Gongming ^b  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Entry modes; Partnerships; Self reliance; Small and large enterprises

Indexed keywords

EID: 54349116447     PISSN: 15707385     EISSN: 15737349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10843-008-0029-3     Document Type: Article

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