International business competence and the contemporary firm

Journal of International Business Studies

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 255-273

  Knight, Gary A ^a   Kim, Daekwan ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Capabilities view; International business competence; International performance; Resource based view; Small and medium enterprise

Indexed keywords

EID: 59449086115     PISSN: 00472506     EISSN: 14786990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jibs.8400397     Document Type: Article

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