The recognition of first time international entrepreneurial opportunities: Evidence from firms in knowledge-based industries

International Marketing Review

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 30-61

  Chandra, Yanto ^a   Styles, Chris ^b   Wilkinson, Ian ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Entrepreneurialism; International business; Knowledge economy

Indexed keywords

EID: 58849100022     PISSN: 02651335     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02651330910933195     Document Type: Article

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