Exploring firms' early internationalisation from a cognitive perspective: A conceptual model

International Journal of Globalisation and Small Business

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 186-200

  Gómez Gras, Jose Maria ^a   Galiana Lapera, Domingo Rafael ^a   Mira Solves, Ignacio ^a   Verdú Jover, Antonio José ^a   Sancho Azuar, Javier ^a  

^a MIGUEL HERNÁNDEZ UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Entrepreneurial cognition; Global startup; International entrepreneurship; Venture creation

Indexed keywords

EID: 59549094328     PISSN: 14793059     EISSN: 14793067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJGSB.2009.022758     Document Type: Article

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